Relaxing herb used for nervous tension, exhaustion, muscle spasms and more.
This plant, native to North America, is easy to recognize because of its pairs of red and blue flowers. The above-ground parts of this plant have long been used as a relaxing herb, and one of its more dramatic names, mad dog skullcap, comes from the fact that it was thought to cure rabies.
Skullcap is traditionally used for its calming properties in cases of nervous tension, exhaustion, muscle spasms and even mild hysteria. While there is some scientific evidence showing that one of its cousins, Chinese skullcap or Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi, has medicinal actions, little or no research exists for European scullcap.
There is reasonable scientific evidence that
skullcap strengthens the immune response and decreases the inflammatory
response, at least in patients undergoing chemotherapy. Whether it
provides the same effects to people...
Scullcap, or Scutellaria lateriflora, a member of the mint family, is a
perennial herb native to southeastern North America, from New York to W.
Virginia, and South Carolina, Missouri, and Alabama. It can generally be
found in thick woods, bluf...
Scullcap, or Scutellaria lateriflora, a member of the mint family, is a
perennial herb native to southeastern North America, from New York to W.
Virginia, and South Carolina, Missouri, and Alabama. It can generally be
found in thick woods, bluf...
Scullcap, or Scutellaria lateriflora, a member of the mint family, is a
perennial herb native to southeastern North America, from New York to W.
Virginia, and South Carolina, Missouri, and Alabama. It can generally be
found in thick woods, bluf...
Scullcap, or Scutellaria lateriflora, a member of the mint family, is a
perennial herb native to southeastern North America, from New York to W.
Virginia, and South Carolina, Missouri, and Alabama. It can generally be
found in thick woods, bluf...
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