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Discolor Skullcap

Scutellaria discolor

Discolor Skullcap · Bicolor Skullcap · หญ้าคางเลือยดอกใหญ่ · 异色黄芩 · 異色黃芩

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Java

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Anodyne, Rheumatism

Science studied: WOGONIN, 5,7,2'-TRIHYDROXY-8-METHOXYFLAVONE, 2',4'-DIHYDROXY-2,3',6'-TRIMETHOXYCHALCONE, NORWOGONIN

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Lamiaceae

Scientific name: Scutellaria discolor

Common names: Discolor Skullcap, Bicolor Skullcap, หญ้าคางเลือยดอกใหญ่, 异色黄芩, 異色黃芩

History

The source record documents this plant in Java, Elsewhere.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

  • Anodyne
  • Rheumatism

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

  • Java
  • Elsewhere

Documented cultural uses

  • Anodyne
  • Rheumatism

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

  • Chrysin rich Scutellaria discolor Colebr. induces cervical cancer cell death via the induction of cell cycle arrest and caspase-dependent apoptosis. · 2015 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

  • WOGONIN
  • 5,7,2'-TRIHYDROXY-8-METHOXYFLAVONE
  • 2',4'-DIHYDROXY-2,3',6'-TRIMETHOXYCHALCONE
  • NORWOGONIN
  • (.+-.)-5,2'-DIHYDROXY-6,7,6'-TRIMETHOXYFLAVONONE
  • (.+-.)-5,2'-DIHYDROXY-7,8,6'-TRIMETHOXYFLAVANONE

Legality

Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.

Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.

Reference images

Scutellaria discolor
Scutellaria discolor · Franz Xaver

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

show claim source mapping
  • identity · DH-SRC-0030
  • documented_uses · DH-SRC-0030
  • compounds · DH-SRC-0030
  • taxonomy · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • common_names · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • countries · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

Contributions and revisions

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