Skullcap
Taken at Holy Isle Arran, on 14th August 2016 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode.
Fact File

Skullcap.
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AKA: 		Scutellaria galericulata.
Lamiales.
Lamiaceae.
Perennial Herb.
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 Wetlands.
20 - 45 cms.
Various.
Various.
Mainly known for traditional use as mild anxiolytic in the form of herbal tea, tablet, capsule, dried leaf for smoking and oral liquid preparation, often in combination with other medicinal herbs.The aqueous extract of the
flowering parts have been traditionally used by Native Americans as a nerve tonic and for its sedative and diuretic properties. It is also used in skin lightening.