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Plant Scutellaria lateriflora (Lamiaceae)

Common Names
Mad-Dog Skullcap; Scullcap
How this plant is used
Medicinal
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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 *
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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
Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor 3 Duke, 1992 *
Bronchoprotectant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Calcium-Antagonist 3 Duke, 1992 *
Calcium-Antagonist? 1 Biochimica & Biophysica Acta, 1115: 69, 1991.
Calcium-Channel-Blocker 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cancer-Preventive 12 Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Candidicide 2 Martindale's 28th
Candidistat 1 Duke, 1992 *
Carcinogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cardiomyopathogenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Cardioprotective 8 Duke, 1992 *
Cardiotoxic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cathartic 1 Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
Chelator 2 Duke, 1992 *
Chemopreventive 3 Duke, 1992 *
Cholagogue 1 Duke, 1992 *
Choleretic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Cholesterolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Circulotonic 1 Duke, 1992 *
CNS-Depressant 2 Duke, 1992 *