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Plant Scutellaria baicalensis (Lamiaceae)

Common Names
Chinese Skullcap; Huang Qin; Baikal Skullcap
How this plant is used
Medicinal
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
2',5,7-TRIHYDROXY-6',8-TRIMETHOXYFLAVONE 0 Root not available 7.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2',5,7-TRIHYDROXY-6'-METHOXYFLAVONE 0 Root not available 4.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2',5,7-TRIHYDROXY-8-METHOXYFLAVONE 0 Root not available 6.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2',5,7-TRIHYDROXYFLAVONE 0 Root not available 6.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2',5,8-TRIHYDROXY-6,7-DIMETHOXYFLAVONE 0 Root not available 200.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2'-METHYLSKULLCAPFLAVONE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2(S),2',5,6',7-TETRAHYDROXYFLAVANONE 0 Root not available 230.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2,2',4',6-TETRAHYDROXY-6'-METHOXYCHALCONE 0 Root not available 5.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2,3-DIHYDROBENZOFURAN 1 Root Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-FORMYL-PYRROLE 0 Root Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-HYDROXYACETOPHENONE 0 Root Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-METHYL-BENZYL-ALCOHOL 0 Root Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-PENTYL-FURAN 0 Root Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-PHENYL-BUTAN-2-ONE 0 Root Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2S-2',5,6',7-TETRAHYDROXYFLAVONONE 0 Root not available not available not available Abstract (See species file)
3-PHENYL-FURAN 0 Root Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-PHENYL-PROP-2-EN-1-AL 0 Root Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4',5,7-TRIHYDROXY-6-METHOXY-FLAVANONE 0 Root not available 115.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
4',5,7-TRIHYDROXY-8-METHOXYFLAVONE 0 Root 20.0 30.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
4-ETHENYLGUAIACOL 0 Root Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antinociceptive 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antinyctalopic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiobesity 2 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antionychogryphotic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiophidic 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363.
Antiophthalmic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiosteoporotic 6 Duke, 1992 *
Antiosteosclerotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiotitic 3 Martindale's 28th
Antiototic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antioxidant 19 Duke, 1992 *
Antioxidant? 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiparkinsonian 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antipelvitic 1 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Antipeptic 1 Chem & Pharm. Bull., 34: 3854, 1986.
Antiperiodontitic 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiperistaltic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antipharyngitic 1 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Antiplaque 2 Martindale's 29th
Antiplatelet 1 Duke, 1992 *