Scullcap, American skullcap, Western skullcap, European skullcap, blue skullcap, greater skullcap, hoodwort or hoodwart, blue pimpernel, Quaker bonnet, helmet flower, hooded willow herb, and more . . .
Scutellaria baicalensis: Huang gin, baikal, baical skullcap root, scute, scutellaria. Scutellaria barbata: ban zhi lian.
Both Chinese skullcap and Western skullcap are taken internally. Sold commercially as liquid extract, tea, dried form, capsules. And more . . .
Western herbalism: the leaves, flowers, and stems are used as herbal remedies. Chinese herbalism: root of baical skullcap.
The names commonly associated with the 12 disciples in Western culture are translations or adaptations of their original Hebrew or Aramaic names. As Christianity spread throughout the Western world, these names were anglicized for ease of pronunciation and understanding by Western audiences.
Kippah is the Hebrew word for skullcap. In fact, Jews do not use the term "skullcap".
Wolf's bane, monkshood, blue rocket, and friar's cap.
Skullcap has two word definitions. The word 'skullcap' is defined as a small close-fitting cap without a brim on it. The word 'skullcap' also means the top part of the skull.
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A baical skullcap is a herb used in Chinese herbal medicine for the treatment of dysentery and diarrhoea.
Scutellaria lateriflora (American and European skullcap) and Scutellaria baicalensis (Asian species).
Native to North America and cultivated in Europe. Chinese skullcap is native to eastern Asia.
It is a kippah or Yarmulke. In fact, nobody uses the term skullcap except non-Jews.