Product Description
It is an excellent antispasmodic agent used traditinally for restlessness, tremors, spasms, twitching of the muscles, and hyperesthesia (hyper-sensitivity). A perennial, with a fibrous, yellow rootstock producing a branching stem, 1-3 feet high, Leaves are opposite, ovate to lance-shaped and toothed. The axillary, pale purple or blue, 2-lipped, hooded flowers are in I-sided racemes from the leaf axils. Found in eastern and central U.S. in rich woods, and moist thickets.
It is a antispasmodic, diuretic, sedative, and tonic. A strong tea was traditionally used for all types of nervous conditions such as anxiety, excitability, insomnia, restlessness, spasms, convulsions, including epilepsy, insomnia, rheumatism and neuralgia. Scutellarin, a flavonoid compound in the plant, as been confirmed to have sedative and antispasmodic qualities. It is known as mad-dog skullcap because the tea was once used as a folk remedy for rabies. Steep 1 teaspoon of the dried plant in 1 cup of water for 30 minutes Take 3-4 times a day. CAUTION: Large doses are of unknown toxicity.
This product was added to our catalog on Sunday 19 November, 2006.
