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Plant Scutellaria lateriflora (Lamiaceae)

Common Names
Mad-Dog Skullcap; Scullcap
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
SODIUM 1 Plant 22.0 160.0 -0.30 Duke, 1992 *
TANNIN 35 Plant not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
TERPINEOL 18 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.
THIAMIN 31 Plant not available 2.8 -0.41 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
THIAMINE 0 Plant 0.4 2.8 -0.42 Duke, 1992 *
TIN 4 Plant 0.2 1.2 -1.33 Duke, 1992 *
TRANS-BETA-FARNESENE 2 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.
WATER 0 Plant not available 863000.0 0.39 Duke, 1992 *
WAX 0 Plant not available 12000.0 not available J. Nat. Prod.
ZINC 77 Plant 1.2 8.6 -0.43 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
Antitumor (Thyroid) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor-Promoter 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitussive 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiulcer 6 Duke, 1992 *
Antiulcerogenic 1 Rafatullah, S., Tariq, M., Al-Yahya, M.A., Mossa, J.S., and Ageel, A.M. 1989. Evaluation of Turmeric (Curcuma longa) for Gastric and Duodenal Antiulcer Activity in Rats. J. of Ethnopharmacology, 29: 25-34, 1990.
Antivaginitic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antivertigo 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiviral 7 Duke, 1992 *
Antiviral? 1 Martindale's 29th
Antixerophthalmic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anxiolytic 6 Duke, 1992 *
AP-1-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Aphidifuge 1 Duke, 1992 *
Aphrodisiac 1 Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer)
Apoptotic 6 Duke, 1992 *
Aromatase-Inhibitor 2 Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 235.1999.
Asthma-preventive 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Astringent 1 Martindale's 28th
Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blocker 1 Duke, 1992 *
Beta-Blocker 2 Duke, 1992 *