Active Ingredient: Baicalein Baicalin

Specification: 90%

Test Method: HPLC

Skullcap (Scutellaria lateriflora) is native to North America, but is now widely cultivated in Europe and other areas of the world. It has been used for over two hundred years as a mild relaxant and has long been hailed as an effective therapy for anxiety, nervous tension, and convulsions. Because of its calming effects on the nervous and musculoskeletal system, it was also at one time considered to be a remedy for rabies, thus it's name "mad dog weed."

Plant Description

Scutellaria lateriflora is one species of skullcap that is used in herbal preparations. The plant derives its name from the caplike appearance of the outer whorl of its small blue flowers. Skullcap is a slender, heavily branched plant that grows to a height of two to four feet and blooms each July.

Parts Used

The parts of the skullcap plant used for medicinal purposes are the leaves. These are harvested in June from a three- to four-year-old skullcap plant.

Medicinal Uses and Indications

While scientific studies have not been conducted on the medicinal properties of Scutellaria lateriflora, its current uses, based on traditional and clinical practice, include:

Treatment of muscle spasms

Calming of the nerves

It has also been used to treat symptoms associated with:

Tension headache

Anorexia nervosa

Anxiety

Fibromyalgia

Restless leg syndrome and other causes of insomnia

Mild Tourette's syndrome (a disorder characterized by multiple motor and vocal tics)

Chinese Skullcap