Guest guest Posted April 23, 2004 Report Share Posted April 23, 2004 Is it S. laterifolia or lateriflora - I always thought it was flora. A bit confusing as both flowers and leaves appear laterally. I have the following to add: Herbal-Drug Interactions and Adverse Effects (an evidence-based quick reference guide) by B. Philp, plublished by McGraw Hill, ISBN 0-07-142153-X. Page 242 talks about adverse effects and interactions of Skullcap ( Scutellaria laterifolia) with the following refs. It's only one paragraph long, so I can type it into an e-mail if anybody is interested. MacGregor FB, Abernethy VE, Dahabra S, Cobden I, PC. Hepatotoxicity of herbal remedies. BMJ 1989; 299:1156 Haller CA, Dyer JE, Ko R, Olson KR. Making a diagnosis of herbal-related toxic hepatitis. West J Med 2002; 176: 39 Hullar TE, Sapers BL, Ridker PM, PL, Huth TS, Farraye FA. Herbal toxicity and fatal hepatic failure. Am J Med 1999; 106: 267. Langmead L, Rampton DS. Review article: Herbal treatment in gastrointestinal disease-benefits and dangers. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2001; 15: 1239. Regards, B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 23, 2004 Report Share Posted April 23, 2004 Bullen@... wrote: > Is it S. laterifolia or lateriflora - I always thought it was flora. A > bit confusing as both flowers and leaves appear laterally. Scutellaria lateriflora L. > Herbal-Drug Interactions and Adverse Effects (an evidence-based quick > reference guide) by B. Philp, plublished by McGraw Hill, ISBN > 0-07-142153-X. > > Page 242 talks about adverse effects and interactions of Skullcap ( > Scutellaria laterifolia) with the following refs. It's only one > paragraph long, so I can type it into an e-mail if anybody is interested. .... dunno how far you can trust a book that doesn't even get the latin name right. Anyhow, the hepatotoxicity of scut is all just Teucrium. Adulteration of scullcap with germander is so widespread that you're pretty sure not to get clean herb unless you grow and pick your own. Seen in that light, the warning against scullcap is sane - and serves the international herb houses right, for not stopping the bloody adulteration DECADES ago when called on the issue. But for those of us who do bother to actually get clean herb, the warning is pretty much off the wall. Like I said in the earlier post, ban (and enforce!) adulteration with Teucrium instead. Henriette -- Henriette Kress, AHG Helsinki, Finland Henriette's herbal homepage: http://www.ibiblio.org/herbmed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 23, 2004 Report Share Posted April 23, 2004 On 4/23/04 08:56 AM, " Bullen@... " > > Herbal-Drug Interactions and Adverse Effects (an evidence-based quick > reference guide) by B. Philp, plublished by McGraw Hill, ISBN > 0-07-142153-X. This book is awful. Probably the worst of the bunch on this subject. > Hullar TE, Sapers BL, Ridker PM, PL, Huth TS, Farraye FA. Herbal > toxicity and fatal hepatic failure. Am J Med 1999; 106: 267. The interesting point about this is that the hepatoxicity case reported was VOD which is caused by PA's. Nothing to do with the alleged contents of the pills, and unlikely that scullcap or pau d'arco ( the ingredients0 would be conyaminated with PA's which also have to act over a long period to cause VOD. > Langmead L, Rampton DS. Review article: Herbal treatment in > gastrointestinal disease-benefits and dangers. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2001; > 15: 1239. A secondary review by authors lacking direct experience with herbs in general although gastroenterologist rampton has done some research on aloe > Regards, > B > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 24, 2004 Report Share Posted April 24, 2004 Adulteration of > scullcap with germander is so widespread that you're pretty sure not to get > clean herb unless you grow and pick your own. Really so ? We grow several acres of Scutellaria lateriflora - not folia - but couldn't even tell you where you could get germander or teucrium. We have sold so much Scut in England the last two years, and a tonne or so to the States, you are probably more likely to find Teuc being adulterated with Scut. Sorry, I joke. Detection of adulteration of Scut with Teuc is one of the simplest TLC tests. You could do it on blotting paper with some solvents. (Wagner and Bladt TLC atlas). Chenery Rutland Biodynamics Ltd www.rutlandbio.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 24, 2004 Report Share Posted April 24, 2004 Chenery wrote: > > clean herb unless you grow and pick your own. > > Really so ? We grow several acres of Scutellaria lateriflora - not folia > - but couldn't even tell you where you could get germander or teucrium. My guess would be East Europe. > We have sold so much Scut in England the last two years, and a tonne or > so to the States, you are probably more likely to find Teuc being > adulterated with Scut. Sorry, I joke. Yes, but you're a herb _grower_. I expect all organic growers have the real thing, clean as a very clean thing. The industrial-size bulk herb sellers do not. On that note, a question for those listers who buy large amounts of dried herb in bulk from overseas, and who check that each batch actually is the plant you ordered: How much Parthenium integrifolium is there in Echinacea angustifolia root, these days? (Or, if adulteration is still rampant, how little Ech is there, on average, in the gray stuff that's sold for much money as " Echinacea angustifolia " ?) Thanks, Henriette -- Henriette Kress, AHG Helsinki, Finland Henriette's herbal homepage: http://www.ibiblio.org/herbmed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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