Mad-Dog Skullcap

At a glance

Origin / distribution: US(Amerindian), US, US(Appalachia)

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Afterbirth, Astringent, Cancer, Convulsion

Science studied: 3,9-DIMETHYL-ALKANES, 2-METHYL-ALKANES, ALUMINUM, ASCORBIC-ACID

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 lateriflora

Common names: Mad-Dog Skullcap, Scullcap, Blue Skullcap, Blue skullcap, Mad-dog Scullcap, amerikaans glidkruid, amerikansk skjoldberar, amerikansk skjoldbærer, blue skullcap, indianfrossört, mad dog skullcap, mad-dog scullcap, mad-dog skullcap, rohtovuohennokka, scullcap, scutellaire latériflore

History

The source record documents this plant in US(Amerindian), US, US(Appalachia).

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Afterbirth
• Astringent
• Cancer
• Convulsion
• Diarrhea
• Emmenagogue
• Heart
• Hysteria

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• US(Amerindian)
• US
• US(Appalachia)

Documented cultural uses

• Afterbirth
• Astringent
• Cancer
• Convulsion
• Diarrhea
• Emmenagogue
• Heart
• Hysteria
• Rickets
• Sedative
• Spasm
• Sudorific

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

• <i>Scutellaria lateriflora</i> Extract Supplementation Provides Resilience to Age-Related Phenotypes in <i>Drosophila melanogaster</i>. · 2026 source ↗
• Biotechnological strategies for controlled accumulation of flavones in hairy root culture of Scutellaria lateriflora L. · 2023 source ↗
• Efficacy and Tolerability of a Chemically Characterized <i>Scutellaria lateriflora</i> L. Extract-Based Food Supplement for Sleep Management: A Single-Center, Controlled, Randomized, Crossover, Double-Blind Clinical Trial. · 2025 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• 3,9-DIMETHYL-ALKANES
• 2-METHYL-ALKANES
• ALUMINUM
• ASCORBIC-ACID
• CALCIUM
• CARBOHYDRATES
• CHROMIUM
• COBALT
• FAT
• MANGANESE
• NIACIN
• N-PENTATRIACONTANE
• RESIN
• SCUTELLARIN
• SILICON
• SODIUM

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

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

Contributions and revisions

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