Skullcap (Scutellaria lateriflora)
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Skullcap has been used in connection with the following conditions
- Anxiety
- Nervous tension, anxiety, muscle spasm
- PMS related symptoms
- Stress related headaches
- Insomnia
- Restless legs syndrome
- Mild Tourette's syndrome
The Skullcap herb is a slender, heavily branched plant that grows to a height of two to four feet and blooms each July. Skullcap has been used for over two hundred years as a mild relaxant that affects the nervous and musculoskeletal systems. Skullcap has long been hailed as an effective therapy for anxiety, nervous tension, hysteria, and convulsions and is currently also used for treating symptoms associated with premenstrual syndrome (PMS), stress-related headaches, and insomnia. Once considered an herbal remedy for rabies, thus earning the name "mad dog weed", skullcap is no longer recognized as a treatment for this disease. Skullcap is a powerful medicinal herb. Some valuable constituents found in the plant are Scutellarin, Catalpol, other Volatile oils, bitter iridoids and Tannins.
Scientific studies are proving this to be a valuable plant in many areas for mental disorders. The Skullcap herb is used in the treatment of a wide range of nervous conditions including epilepsy, insomnia, hysteria, anxiety, delerium tremens, withdrawal from barbiturates and tranquilisers.
A medicinal infusion of the plant is used to promote menstruation, it should not be given to pregnant women since it can induce a miscarriage, the infusion is also used in the treatment of throat infections. The infusion is given for nervous headaches, neuralgia and in headache arising from incessant coughing, pain, and inducing sleep when necessary, without any unpleasant symptoms following. Skullcap is currently being used as an alternative medicine to treat ADD and a number of nerve disorders.
Research suggests skullcap may enhance cancer chemotherapy. One study of lung cancer patients found that adding skullcap to their chemotherapy boosted their immune systems. Another showed that the herb helped to support patient's circulatory and immune systems during chemotherapy.
Incredibly soothing and stimulating feelings were reported when mixed with Damiana.
Possible Interactions
There are no known reports of harmful drug interactions with this herb. However, caution is advised when taking skullcap with medications that have sedative effects because skullcap may increase the effects of these substances. Examples of medications with sedative properties include most antihistamines and therapies for anxiety and insomnia.
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Skullcap has long been hailed as an effective therapy for anxiety, nervous tension, hysteria, and convulsions and is currently also used for treating symptoms associated with premenstrual syndrome (PMS), stress-related headaches, and insomnia.
