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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Scutellaria lateriflora (Lamiaceae)

Common Names
Mad-Dog Skullcap; Scullcap
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
SODIUM 1 Plant 22.0 160.0 -0.30 *
TANNIN 35 Plant List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
TERPINEOL 18 Plant 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 2.8 -0.41 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
THIAMINE 0 Plant 0.4 2.8 -0.42 *
TIN 4 Plant 0.2 1.2 -1.33 *
TRANS-BETA-FARNESENE 2 Plant 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 863000.0 0.39 *
WAX 0 Plant 12000.0 J. Nat. Prod.
ZINC 77 Plant 1.2 8.6 -0.43 *
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
DNA-Protective 1 *
Encephalopathic 1 Martindale's 29th
Energizer 1 *
Enterocontractant 1 J. Aromatherapy 4: 22.
Ergogenic 1 *
Erythrocytogenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Estrogenic 2 Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 227.1999.
Expectorant 2 *
Fibrinolytic 1 *
Fistula-Preventive 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
FLavor 2 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Fungicide 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Fungiphilic 1 J. Agric. Food Chem. 43: 2283.
Fungistat 1 *
GABA-nergic 1 Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer)
Gastroprotective 2 *
Glucosyl-Transferase-Inhibitor 1 *
Gonadotrophic 1 Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer)
GST-Inducer 1 *
Hepatoprotective 3 *