BioComplete Skullcap Leaves

Scutellaria lateriflora, scutellaria, scullcap, scute, blue skullcap, mad-dog skullcap, and madweed.Skullcap is an herbaceous perennial mint with ridged leaves and tiny flowers that can range in color from purple and blue to pink and white. The two-lobed flowers resemble the military helmets worn by early European settlers‚ hence the herb's name. A hearty plant, it grows 1 to 4 feet (25 cm to 1 m) high, thriving in the woods and swamplands of eastern North America. Skullcap has been traditionally used by North American indians as a nerve tonic and diuretic. It was highly valued by the Cherokee and other tribes as an Emmenagogue and female medicinal herb, sometimes used as a ceremonial plant to introduce young girls into womanhood. Settlers in the late 1700's promoted the herb's effectiveness as a cure for rabies, giving rise to one of its common names, mad dog weed. This claim was later discarded, and herbalists began to focus on the plant's considerable value as a sedative. Not toxic