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Common Names
Mad-Dog Skullcap; Scullcap
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2-METHYL-ALKANES | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J. Nat. Prod. |
| 3,9-DIMETHYL-ALKANES | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J. Nat. Prod. |
| 3-METHYL-ALKANES | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J. Nat. Prod. |
| AJUGAPITIN | 0 | Shoot | not available | 53.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALKANES | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-CUBEBENE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | 42000.0 | 1.69 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-HUMULENE | 2 | Essential Oil | not available | 42000.0 | -0.10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALUMINUM | 5 | Plant | 35.0 | 258.0 | -0.24 | Duke, 1992 * |
| APIGENIN | 101 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Plant | 140.0 | 1025.0 | -0.35 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Plant | 13152.0 | 96000.0 | -0.45 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Plant | 2.6 | 19.0 | -0.62 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-ELEMENE | 5 | Essential Oil | not available | 92000.0 | 1.39 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALAMENENE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | 152000.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Plant | 623.0 | 4550.0 | -0.97 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Plant | 106860.0 | 780000.0 | 0.69 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARYOPHYLLENE | 31 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| CATALPOL | 3 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| CATALPOL | 3 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHROMIUM | 24 | Plant | 0.1 | 0.7 | -0.80 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 11B-HSD-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acaricide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACE-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AChE-Inhibitor | 1 | Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8. |
| Acidulant | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allelochemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allergenic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Amphiglycemic? | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Analgesic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anaphrodisiac | 1 | Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer) |
| Androgenic? | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Anesthetic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anorexic | 1 | Cooper-Driver, G. A., Chemical substances in plants toxic to animals, pp. 213-47 in Rechcigl, M., Jr., ed. CRC Handbook of Naturally Occurring Food Toxicants, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 1983, 339 pp. |
| Anthelmintic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiacetylcholinesterase | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiacne | 7 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiacrodermatitic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiacrodynic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |