Other names: Scutellaria macrantha, Georgi, Chinese Skullcap, Bajkalska Grozničica, Baikal Scullcap,  Huang Qin, Huangquin, Hwanggum, Ogon, Ou-gon, Racine de Scutellaire du Lac Baïkal, Radix Scutellariae, Scute, Scutellaire, Scutellaire Chinoise, Scutellaire du Lac Baïkal, Scutellaria, Wogon

Skullcap is native to Korea, China, Japan, Mongolia, and Russia. By the name Huang Qin, it is extensively used in traditional Chinese medicine. Skullcap contains amino acids, essential oils, flavonoids, phenylethanoids, and sterols. Its root contains more than 30 types of flavones. Skullcap’s flavonoids include wogonin, baicalein, oroxylin, and wogonoside, with baicalin showing signs of cytotoxicity when used continuously.

Skullcap may be beneficial for cancer, arthritis, hepatitis, diarrhea, dysentery, hypertension, hysteria, hemorrhaging, insomnia, inflammation, bronchitis, fever, headache, hemorrhoids, red eyes, seizures, epilepsy, hysteria, and HIV.

Compliance: food supplement, cosmetics ingredient

Compliance varies from country to country. There is no harmonized botanical list of allowed botanicals in food or food supplements for all EU countries. Compliance for cosmetic ingredients is harmonized in EU.

Please check your local regulation.