Difference between revisions of "Blue Skullcap"
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Other Names : American Skullcap, Blue Pimpernel, Blue Skullcap, Escutelaria, Grande Toque, Helmet Flower, Hoodwort, Mad-Dog Herb, Mad-Dog Skullcap, Mad-Dog Weed, Mad Weed, Quaker Bonnet, Scullcap, Scutellaria, Scutellaire, Scutellaire de Virginie, Scutellaire Latériflore, Scutelluria, Scutellaria lateriflora, Toque Bleue, Toque Casquée, Toque des Marais. | Other Names : American Skullcap, Blue Pimpernel, Blue Skullcap, Escutelaria, Grande Toque, Helmet Flower, Hoodwort, Mad-Dog Herb, Mad-Dog Skullcap, Mad-Dog Weed, Mad Weed, Quaker Bonnet, Scullcap, Scutellaria, Scutellaire, Scutellaire de Virginie, Scutellaire Latériflore, Scutelluria, Scutellaria lateriflora, Toque Bleue, Toque Casquée, Toque des Marais. | ||
==Special Precautions of Blue Skullcap== | ==Special Precautions of Blue Skullcap== | ||
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* inflammation | * inflammation | ||
* spasms. | * spasms. | ||
| + | * Hypertension : helps lowering blood pressure. | ||
| + | * as a remedy for exhaustion | ||
| + | * convulsions | ||
| + | * menstrual cramps | ||
| + | * as a treatment for withdrawal from alcohol and tobacco. | ||
[[Category:Treatments]] | [[Category:Treatments]] | ||
[[Category:herbal medicine]] | [[Category:herbal medicine]] | ||
Revision as of 09:02, 9 September 2012
Other Names : American Skullcap, Blue Pimpernel, Blue Skullcap, Escutelaria, Grande Toque, Helmet Flower, Hoodwort, Mad-Dog Herb, Mad-Dog Skullcap, Mad-Dog Weed, Mad Weed, Quaker Bonnet, Scullcap, Scutellaria, Scutellaire, Scutellaire de Virginie, Scutellaire Latériflore, Scutelluria, Scutellaria lateriflora, Toque Bleue, Toque Casquée, Toque des Marais.
Special Precautions of Blue Skullcap
- Pregnancy and breast-feeding: Not enough is known about the use of skullcap during pregnancy or breast-feeding. Stay on the safe side and avoid use.
The benefits of Blue Skullcap are
- Anxiety. Limited evidence suggests that healthy people who take a single dose of skullcap extract might feel more relaxed than tense. This effect appears to last for about 2 hours. But it is not known if taking skullcap is effective for anxiety disorders or if extended use is beneficial.
- Seizures.
- Trouble sleeping (insomnia).
- Stroke.
- Paralysis caused by stroke.
- fever
- high cholesterol
- hardening of the arteries” (atherosclerosis)
- rabies
- epilepsy
- nervous tension
- allergies
- skin infections
- inflammation
- spasms.
- Hypertension : helps lowering blood pressure.
- as a remedy for exhaustion
- convulsions
- menstrual cramps
- as a treatment for withdrawal from alcohol and tobacco.
