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Marsh Skullcap
Scutellaria galericulata
Marsh Skullcap · Almindelig skjolddrager · Blauw glidkruid · Bruņu ķiverene · Cap Nos Tadcu · Common Skullcap · Cwcwll · Cycyll-Lys · Cycyll-Lys Mwyaf · Cycyllog · Cycyllog Mwyaf · Escutel·lària · Gewöhnliches Helmkraut · Grande toque · Hooded Skullcap · Kappenhelmkraut
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Turkey, Spain
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Ague, Anodyne, Epilepsy, Fever
Science studied: APIGENIN, BAICALEIN, BAICALEIN-7-BETA-L-RHAMNOSIDE, BAICALIN
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 galericulata
Common names: Marsh Skullcap, Almindelig skjolddrager, Blauw glidkruid, Bruņu ķiverene, Cap Nos Tadcu, Common Skullcap, Cwcwll, Cycyll-Lys, Cycyll-Lys Mwyaf, Cycyllog, Cycyllog Mwyaf, Escutel·lària, Gewöhnliches Helmkraut, Grande toque, Hooded Skullcap, Kappenhelmkraut
POWO: 458280-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone
History
The source record documents this plant in Elsewhere, Turkey, Spain.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Ague
- Anodyne
- Epilepsy
- Fever
- Laxative
- Nervine
- Sore
- Spasm
show 4 more documented entries
- Stomachic
- Astringent
- Malaria
- Tonic
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Elsewhere
- Turkey
- Spain
Documented cultural uses
- Ague
- Anodyne
- Epilepsy
- Fever
- Laxative
- Nervine
- Sore
- Spasm
- Stomachic
- Astringent
- Malaria
- Tonic
Cultural record detail
These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.
- Ague · Elsewhere · "
- Anodyne · Turkey · "
- Anodyne · Elsewhere · "
- Epilepsy · Elsewhere · "
- Fever · Turkey · "
- Fever · Elsewhere · "
- Fever · Spain · "
- Laxative · Turkey · "
- Laxative · Elsewhere · "
- Nervine · Turkey · "
- Nervine · Elsewhere · "
- Sore · Elsewhere · "
- Spasm · Elsewhere · "
- Stomachic · Turkey · "
- Stomachic · Elsewhere · "
- Astringent · Turkey · "
- Malaria · Elsewhere · "
- Spasm · Turkey · "
- Tonic · Turkey · "
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
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- APIGENIN
- BAICALEIN
- BAICALEIN-7-BETA-L-RHAMNOSIDE
- BAICALIN
- CHRYSIN
- BETA-CUBEBENE
- DIHYDROBAICALEIN
- EO
- TRANS-BETA-FARNESENE
- ALPHA-HUMULENE
- 6-HYDROXY-LUTEIN
- OROXYLIN-A
- TANNIN
- WOGONIN
- DIHYDRONORWOGONIN
- GERMACRENE-D
show 6 more documented entries
- LUTEOLIN
- SCUTELLAREIN
- CHRYSIN-7-GLUCURONIDE
- CARYOPHYLLENE
- LIMONENE
- MENTHONE
Legality
No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.
Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.
Reference images
Sources
Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP
World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0
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 ↗
- wfo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0003 · source ↗
- cultural_records · DH-SRC-0030 · source ↗
- powo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0001 · source ↗
- wcvp_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0002 · source ↗
CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
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