American Skullcap
Botanical Name: Scutellaria lateriflora
Botanical Name:
Scutellaria lateriflora
Family:
Mint
Appearance:
The plant's outer whorl of its small blue flowers has a caplike appearance.
It is slender, heavily branched and grows to a height of three feet and blooms each July.
Origins:
North America
Active Constituents:
- 10 flavonoids
- 2 phenylethanoid glycosides
- phenolic compounds
Healing Properties:
Skullcap has been used as an anticonvulsant, for antiallergic treatment, for muscle spasms, sleeplessness, restlessness and tremors.
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