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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Antiradicular | 6 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| AntiRaynaud's | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antirenitic | 1 | Uchida, U., Ohta, H., Niwa, M., Mori, A., Nonaka, G-i., Nishioka, I., and Zaki, M. 1989. Prolongation of Life Span of Stroke-Prone Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats (SHRSP) Ingesting Persimmon Tannin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(4): 1049-1052, 1990. |
| Antiretinopathic | 1 | 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 |
| Antiretinotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antirheumatic | 5 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antirhinitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiscorbutic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiscotomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiseptic | 4 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antishingles | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antisilicotic | 1 | Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of the Tropics. Leeuwenberg, A.J.M., ed. Pudoc, Wageningen. 1987. |
| Antispare-Tire | 1 | 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 |
| Antispasmodic | 9 | Fitoterapia No.59-1984. |
| Antispasmophilic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antistaphylococcic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antistomatitic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antistreptococcic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antistress | 5 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antistroke | 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 |