Skull Cap

Skull Cap

Plant Family: Lamiaceae

Botanical Name: Scutellaria lateraflora

Medicinal Uses: Used in traditional Chinese medicine to relieve colds, fever, high blood pressure and insomnia among other problems.

Also Known As: Blue skull cap, mad dog skull cap, side flowering skull cap

 

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