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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.
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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 *
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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
Antiarabiflavinotic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiarrhythmic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarteriosclerotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiarthritic 7 Duke, 1992 *
Antiasthmatic 7 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiatherogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiatherosclerotic 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antibackache 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antibacterial 10 Revista Itiliana Eppos, 12: 5, 1994.
Antiberiberi 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiBPH 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer 5 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Cervix) 1 Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of the Tropics. Leeuwenberg, A.J.M., ed. Pudoc, Wageningen. 1987.
Anticancer (Lung) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticanker 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Anticarcinogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticarcinomic 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anticardiospasmic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticariogenic 3 Muroi, H. and Kubo, I. 1993. Combination Effects of Antibacterial Compounds in Green Tea Flavor against Streptococcus mutans. J. Agric. Food Chem. 41: 1102-1105.
Anticarpal-Tunnel 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.