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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.
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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.<br>
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See also : [[Skullcap]]
 
==Special Precautions of Blue Skullcap==
 
==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.
 
*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.

Revision as of 09:17, 9 September 2012

Blue skullcap.jpg

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.
See also : Skullcap

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.