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Plant Scutellaria galericulata (Lamiaceae)

Common Names
Marsh Skullcap
How this plant is used
Medicinal
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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
TRANS-BETA-FARNESENE 2 Plant not available 102.0 -0.36 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
WOGONIN 16 Plant not available not available not available Abstract (See species file)
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
AntiHIV 6 Duke, 1992 *
Antihypertensive 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiimplantation 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiinflammatory 7 Shimizu,*M., et al. 1990. Anti-inflammatory Constituents of Topically Applied Crude Drugs. IV.1) Constituents and Anti-inflammatory Effect of Paraguayan Crude Drug 'Alhucema' (Lavandula latifolia Vill.)2). Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(8): 2283-2284, 1990.
Antilaryngitic 1 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Antileishmanic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukemic 6 Life Sciences 55: 1061.
Antilipolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antilisteria 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antilithic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antilymphomic 2 Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.
AntiMDR 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimelanomic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antimetastatic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimetastatic (Stomach) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimutagenic 7 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 235.
Antinephritic 2 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Antinociceptive 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiobesity 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antionychyotic 1 Taylor, Leslie. 2005. The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs. SquareOne Publisher, Garden City Park, NY. 519 pp.