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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
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 *
Antikeshan 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antileishmanic 1 *
Antilepric 2 Martindale's 28th
Antileukemic 4 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 225.
Antileukonychic 1 *
Antileukoplakic 1 *
Antileukotriene 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antilipolytic 1 *
Antilipoperoxidant 1 *
Antilithic 3 *
Antilupus 1 Martindale's 28th
AntiLyme 5 *
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 *