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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N-HENTRICONTANE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-NONACOSANE | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J. Nat. Prod. |
| N-PENTATRIACONTANE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-PENTATRIACONTANE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J. Nat. Prod. |
| N-TRITRIACONTANE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-TRITRIACONTANE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J. Nat. Prod. |
| NIACIN | 39 | Plant | 5.0 | 35.0 | -0.58 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Plant | 248.0 | 1810.0 | -0.85 | Duke, 1992 * |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Plant | 2987.0 | 21800.0 | 0.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Plant | 14933.0 | 109000.0 | -0.53 | Duke, 1992 * |
| RESIN | 0 | 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. |
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Plant | 0.3 | 2.2 | -0.64 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SCUTECYPROL-A | 0 | Shoot | not available | 13.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SCUTELATERIN-A | 0 | Shoot | not available | 5.3 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SCUTELATERIN-B | 0 | Shoot | not available | 0.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SCUTELATERIN-C | 0 | Shoot | not available | 6.6 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SCUTELLAREIN | 7 | 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. |
| SCUTELLARIN | 0 | 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. |
| SELENIUM | 60 | Plant | 0.1 | 0.8 | -0.39 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SILICON | 4 | Plant | 0.7 | 4.8 | -0.52 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiinfective | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiinfertility | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiinflammatory | 7 | Shimizu,*M., et al. 1990. Anti-inflammatory Constituents of Topically Applied Crude Drugs. IV.1) Constituents and Anti-inflammatory Effect of Paraguayan Crude Drug 'Alhucema' (Lavandula latifolia Vill.)2). Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(8): 2283-2284, 1990. |
| Antiinsomniac | 4 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiinsomnic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antikeratitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antikeshan | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antileishmanic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilepric | 2 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antileukemic | 4 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 225. |
| Antileukonychic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antileukoplakic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antileukotriene | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antilipolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilipoperoxidant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilithic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilupus | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| AntiLyme | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilymphomic | 3 | Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46. |
| Antimaculitic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |