barbed skullcap

Names and Synonyms

Common Names

• barbed skullcap

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Scutellaria minor var. indica
• Scutellaria squamulosa
• Scutellaria komarovii
• Scutellaria taipeiensis
• Scutellaria adenophylla
• Scutellaria rivularis
• Scutellaria cavaleriei

Regional and Traditional Names

Sources: Wikidata, Catalogue of Life

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae within the phylum Streptophyta and the class Equisetopsida. Following the subclass Magnoliidae, it is classified under the order Lamiales and the family Lamiaceae. Ultimately, its taxonomic identity is defined by its placement within the genus Scutellaria.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Distribution

This plant exhibits a widespread presence across several key regions of Eastern Asia. It is commonly found throughout the South-Central areas of China. Additionally, its natural habitat extends into the Southeast regions of China. The species is also well-distributed across the islands of Japan and Taiwan. Finally, its geographical range includes the Korean Peninsula, completing its East Asian footprint.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Botanical Identification

Life history

The life history of Scutellaria barbata is characterized by its classification as a hemicryptophyte, a growth form where the perennating buds are located at or just below the soil surface, protected by the leaf litter or substrate during unfavorable seasons. Within the broader ecological framework of plant life forms, it functions specifically as a hemicryptophyte, allowing it to persist through seasonal cycles by utilizing these protected buds to regenerate its aerial structures. This strategy enables the plant to navigate its environmental requirements by maintaining a stable underground presence while producing seasonal growth above ground.

Life form :

hemicryptophyte

Morphology

The morphology of Scutellaria barbata is characterized by its growth habit as a non-woody herb. It functions as a terrestrial plant, growing directly in the soil rather than as an epiphyte. In terms of its structural support, it is a self-supporting plant, meaning it does not exhibit climbing behavior such as being an obligatory, facultative, or self-supporting climber. Furthermore, it is an independent organism and does not exhibit any parasitic traits.

Climber :

self-supporting

Epiphyte :

terrestrial

Parasite :

independent

Woodiness :

non-woody

Sources: Global Inventory of Floras and Traits (GIFT)

Chemicals

Scutellaria barbata has 31 reported phytochemicals identified across 0 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include Scutellarein, Wogonin, Norwogonin, baicalein, Scutellarin.

Scutellarein

1. Rapid communications in mass spectrometry : RCM
2. Journal of agricultural and food chemistry
3. Critical reviews in biotechnology
4. Genomics, proteomics & bioinformatics

Wogonin

1. Journal of agricultural and food chemistry
2. Critical reviews in biotechnology
3. Genomics, proteomics & bioinformatics
4. ACS synthetic biology

Norwogonin

1. Critical reviews in biotechnology
2. Genomics, proteomics & bioinformatics
3. ACS synthetic biology

baicalein

1. Critical reviews in biotechnology
2. Genomics, proteomics & bioinformatics
3. ACS synthetic biology

Scutellarin

1. Journal of agricultural and food chemistry
2. Phytotherapy research : PTR

apigenin

1. Rapid communications in mass spectrometry : RCM
2. Scientific reports

quercetin

1. Rapid communications in mass spectrometry : RCM
2. Scientific reports

4'-Hydroxywogonin

1. Rapid communications in mass spectrometry : RCM

6-Methoxynaringenin

1. Rapid communications in mass spectrometry : RCM

6-O-acetylscutehenanine A

1. Journal of natural products

Activities

Scutellaria barbata has 5 reported activities identified across 0 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Anticancer, Antimutagenic, Antioxidant, Antitumor, Antiviral.

Anticancer

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology
2. Molecular plant

Antimutagenic

1. European journal of cancer prevention : the official journal of the European Cancer Prevention Organisation (ECP)

Antioxidant

1. Genomics, proteomics & bioinformatics

Antitumor

1. Genomics, proteomics & bioinformatics

Antiviral

1. Virologica Sinica

Conditions

Scutellaria barbata has 19 reported investigations on conditions identified across 0 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported conditions include cancer, antiviral, colon cancer, ovarian cancer, Colorectal Cancer.

Cancer

1. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
2. Integrative cancer therapies
3. Phytotherapy research : PTR
4. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Antiviral

1. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
2. Carbohydrate research

Colon cancer

1. Integrative cancer therapies
2. Phytotherapy research : PTR

Ovarian cancer

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology
2. Journal of integrative medicine

Colorectal cancer

1. Integrative cancer therapies

Sars-cov-2 infection

1. Virologica Sinica

Sars-cov-2 infections

1. Virologica Sinica

Angiogenesis

1. Ai zheng = Aizheng = Chinese journal of cancer

Antioxidant

1. Carbohydrate research

Breast tumors

1. Oncology reports

Preparations

Scutellaria barbata has 9 reported preparations identified across 0 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported preparations include whole plant, SB water extract, SBW, Scutellaria barbata extract, aqueous extract.

Whole plant

1. Journal of natural products
2. Journal of Asian natural products research

Sb water extract

1. Phytomedicine : international journal of phytotherapy and phytopharmacology

Sbw

1. Phytomedicine : international journal of phytotherapy and phytopharmacology

Scutellaria barbata extract

1. Zhong yao cai = Zhongyaocai = Journal of Chinese medicinal materials

Aqueous extract

1. PloS one

Dried whole plant

1. Phytomedicine : international journal of phytotherapy and phytopharmacology

Extracts

1. Oncology reports

Total flavonoids of scutellaria barbata

1. Pakistan journal of pharmaceutical sciences

Traditional chinese herb medicine

1. The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology