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Scutellaria galericulata
| Common name: |
Common Skullcap |
Family: |
Labiatae |
| Author: |
L. |
Botanical references: |
17, 200 |
| Synonyms: |
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| Known Hazards: |
None known |
| Range: |
Europe, including Britain, south and east from Scandanavia to Spain, north and west Asia. |
| Habitat: |
Moist acid or calcareous soils on the edges of streams, in water meadows and fens, ascending to 360 metres in Britain[4, 17]. |
| Edibility Rating (1-5): |
0 | Medicinal Rating (1-5): | 3 |
| Other Possible Synonyms: | From various places across the web, may not be correct. See below. |
| S. epilobiifolia[B,P]
S. galericulata ssp. pubescens[B,P]
S. galericulata var. epilobiifolia[B,P]
S. galericulata var. pubescens[B,P]
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| Other Common Names: | From various places around the Web, may not be correct. See below. |
| Blauw Glidkruid [D], Common Scullcap [H], Hooded Skullcap [B], Kaside [E], Marsh Scull-cap [L], Marsh Skullcap [P,S], Skull-cap [L], Skullcap, Marsh [S], Tercianaria [E], |
| Epithets: | From a Dictionary of Botanical Epithets |
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galericulata = with a small cap;
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| Systematics: | From a USDA
Plants Database |
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Order: Lamiales. Renamed to Lamiaceae -- Mint family
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| Other Range Info: |
From the Ethnobotany Database |
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Spain; Turkey
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Physical Characteristics
Perennial growing to 0.45m. It is hardy to zone 5 and is not frost tender. It is in flower from June to September, and the seeds ripen from July to September. The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs) and are pollinated by Bees and flies.
We rate it 0/5 for edibility and
3/5 for medicinal use.
The plant prefers light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils.
The plant prefers acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils.
It cannot grow in the shade.
It requires moist soil.
Habitats and Possible Locations
Cultivated Beds.Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal Uses
Disclaimer
Antiinflammatory; Antispasmodic; Astringent; Febrifuge; Nervine; Tonic.
The herb is anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic, slightly astringent,
febrifuge, nervine and strongly tonic[4, 9, 165]. In the home an infusion is
sometimes used in the treatment of throat infections[9]. The plant is
harvested in the summer as it comes into flower and can be dried for later
use[9].
This plant is rarely if ever used in herbal medicine[9], though it is said
to have the same applications as S. lateriflora[238]. These applications
are:-
Skullcap was traditionally used in the treatment of a wide range of nervous
conditions including epilepsy, insomnia, anxiety, delirium tremens,
withdrawal from barbiturates and tranquillisers, and neuralgia[222, 238]. An
infusion of the plant has been used to promote suppressed menstruation[213],
it should not be given to pregnant women since it can induce a
miscarriage[238]. This plant should be used with some caution since in excess
it causes giddiness, stupor, confusion and twitching[238].
Other Uses
None known
Cultivation details
Succeeds in a sunny position in any ordinary garden soil that does not
dry out during the growing season[200].
Propagation
Seed - sow in situ outdoors in late spring.
If there is only a small quantity of seed it is better to sow it in a pot in
a cold frame in early spring. When they are large enough to handle, prick the
seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out in the spring.
Division in spring just before new growth begins. Very easy, larger
divisions can be planted out direct into their permanent positions. We have
found it best to pot up the smaller divisions and grow them on in a lightly
shaded position in a cold frame, planting them out once they are well
established in the summer.
Basal cuttings in early summer in a frame. Very easy. Harvest the shoots
with plenty of underground stem when they are about 8 - 10cm above the
ground. Pot them up into individual pots and keep them in light shade in a
cold frame or greenhouse until they are rooting well. Plant them out in the
summer.
Suppliers
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Web References
- Details of Medicinal Uses, Habitats, etc. in M. Grieve A Modern Herbal (1931) [4]
- [H] Details of Scandanavian and European Common names in Henriette's names database
- [E] Ethnobotany Data
(common names, uses, countries) from the Ethnobotany Database.
- [B] Data
(Latin & Common names, other references) from the BONAP's Synonymized Checklist of the Vascular Flora of the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.
- [S] Image
from the Southwest School of Botanical Medicine
- [S] SW USA Dist. Maps
from the Southwest School of Botanical Medicine
- [S] Image
from the Southwest School of Botanical Medicine
- [C] Taxon data.
from the CalFlora database.
- [PHARM] Phytochemical Data
(common names, uses, countries) from Dr Duke's Phytochemical Database.
- [P] Data.
(uses, distribution, wetland) from the USDA'a Plants database.
- [HP] Links, Photos, Suppliers from Hortiplex Plant Database
References for scutellaria galericulata (a possible synonym).
See the PFAF Links Pages for other sources.
Also try Photos and info from the The Plants Database which has 14,000 images.
[4] Grieve. A Modern Herbal. Penguin 1984 ISBN 0-14-046-440-9
Not so modern (1930's?) but lots of information, mainly temperate plants.
[9] Launert. E. Edible and Medicinal Plants. Hamlyn 1981 ISBN 0-600-37216-2
Covers plants in Europe. a drawing of each plant, quite a bit of interesting information.
[17] Clapham, Tootin and Warburg. Flora of the British Isles. Cambridge University Press 1962
A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures.
[165] Mills. S. Y. The Dictionary of Modern Herbalism.
An excellent small herbal.
[200] Huxley. A. The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. MacMillan Press 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5
Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
[213] Weiner. M. A. Earth Medicine, Earth Food. Ballantine Books 1980 ISBN 0-449-90589-6
A nice book to read though it is difficult to look up individual plants since the book is divided into separate sections dealing with the different medicinal uses plus a section on edible plants. Common names are used instead of botanical.
[222] Foster. S. & Duke. J. A. A Field Guide to Medicinal Plants. Eastern and Central N. America. Houghton Mifflin Co. 1990 ISBN 0395467225
A concise book dealing with almost 500 species. A line drawing of each plant is included plus colour photographs of about 100 species. Very good as a field guide, it only gives brief details about the plants medicinal properties.
[238] Bown. D. Encyclopaedia of Herbs and their Uses. Dorling Kindersley, London. 1995 ISBN 0-7513-020-31
A very well presented and informative book on herbs from around the globe. Plenty in it for both the casual reader and the serious student. Just one main quibble is the silly way of having two separate entries for each plant.
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