Scutellaria

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Genus of flowering plants

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Scutellaria is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae. They are known commonly as skullcaps. The generic name is derived from the Latin scutella, meaning "a small dish, tray or platter", or "little dish", referring to the shape of the calyx. with species occurring nearly worldwide, mainly in temperate regions.

Description

Most Scutellaria are annual or perennial herbaceous plants from 5 to tall, however a few are subshrubs. Some Scutellaria are aquatic. Scutellaria have four-angled stems and opposite leaves, and flowers with upper and lower lips. The genus is most easily recognized by the typical shield on the calyx that has also prompted its common name.

Traditional use

Skullcaps are used in traditional medicine, such as in traditional Chinese medicine. is marketed in volumes that have led to the overexploitation of the wild plant. Its rarity has led to an increase in price, and encouraged the adulteration of the product with other species of Scutellaria.

In 1773, Scutellaria lateriflora became a common treatment in North America for the hysteria and hydrophobia caused by rabies. Today it is still a popular medicinal herb. It is widely available as a commercial product used in western herbalism. The plant reportedly commands prices of $16 to $64 per pound dry weight.

Constituents

The main compounds in skullcap are flavonoids. Other constituents include baicalin, apigenin, oroxylin A, and scutellarein.

Selected species

Main article: List of Scutellaria species

Estimates of the number of species in the genus range from around 300 or 360 to 470.

Selected species include:

References

References

  1. (2006-11-03). "Genus: ''Scutellaria'' L.". United States Department of Agriculture.
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  3. [http://wisplants.uwsp.edu/scripts/detail.asp?SpCode=SCUPARvMIS ''Scutellaria parvula'' var. ''missouriensis''.] Robert W. Freckmann Herbarium. University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point.
  4. (2002). "Trends in New Crops and New Uses". ASHS Press.
  5. The common name alludes to the resemblance of the same structure to "miniature [[Cervelliere
  6. [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_IJM.pl?tid=10537 ''Scutellaria''.] The Jepson eFlora 2013.
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  8. (2011). "DNA Barcodes for Discriminating the Medicinal Plant Scutellaria baicalensis (Lamiaceae) and Its Adulterants". Biological & Pharmaceutical Bulletin.
  9. [https://www.scu.edu.au/analytical-research-laboratory---arl/medicinal-plant-garden/medicinal-plant-monographs/scutellaria-lateriflora/ ''Scutellaria lateriflora''.] Southern Cross Plant Science. Southern Cross University.
  10. (2012). "Identification of phenolic compounds from ''Scutellaria lateriflora'' by liquid chromatography with ultraviolet photodiode array and electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry". Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis.
  11. (2008). "Validation of a HPLC method for flavonoid biomarkers in skullcap (''Scutellaria'') and its use to illustrate wide variability in the quality of commercial tinctures". Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences.
  12. Janke, R. [http://www.ksre.ksu.edu/bookstore/pubs/mf2628.pdf A Grower's Guide: Scullcap (''Scutellaria lateriflora'').] {{Webarchive. link. (2014-02-19 MF-2628. Cooperative Extension, Kansas State University. 2004.)
  13. (2003). "Effects of wogonin, wogonoside, and 3,5,7,2′,6′-pentahydroxyflavone on chemical mediator production in peritoneal exduate cells and immunoglobulin E of rat mesenteric lymph node lymphocytes". Journal of Ethnopharmacology.
  14. (2003). "Phytochemical and biological analysis of skullcap (''Scutellaria lateriflora'' L.): a medicinal plant with anxiolytic properties". Phytomedicine.
  15. [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=129910 ''Scutellaria''.] Flora of China.
  16. (2006). "New Species of ''Scutellaria'' (Lamiaceae) from Mesoamerica". Novon.
  17. (2009). "Isolation and characterization of 16 microsatellite markers from a rare and endemic species, ''Scutellaria austrotaiwanensis'' (Lamiaceae)". Conservation Genetics Resources.
  18. [http://www.efloras.org/browse.aspx?flora_id=2&start_taxon_id=129910 ''Scutellaria'', list of taxa.] Flora of China.
  19. "GRIN Species Records of ''Scutellaria''". United States Department of Agriculture.
  20. [http://www.efloras.org/browse.aspx?flora_id=5&start_taxon_id=129910 ''Scutellaria'', list of taxa.] Flora of Pakistan.
  21. (2021). "De Novo Assembly and Species-Specific Marker Development as a Useful Tool for the Identification of ''Scutellaria'' L. Species". Current Issues in Molecular Biology.
  22. (2011). "''Scutellaria anatolica'' (Lamiaceae), a New Species from Turkey". Annales Botanici Fennici.
  23. (2011). "A new species of ''Scutellaria'' (Lamiaceae) from Oaxaca, Mexico". Phytologia.

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