#hoodwort

[windingriverherbals]

Indefinitely Wild Series: Skullcap {Scutellaria lateriflora}

Indefinitely Wild Series: Skullcap {Scutellaria lateriflora}

Also, Known As:

Blue Pimpernel

Blue Skullcap

Helmet Flower

Hoodwort

Mad Dog

Madweed

Skullcap

Virginia Skullcap

Skullcap is a herb that grows uncultivated in the marshy lands of Canada as well as in the northern and eastern parts of the United States. The herb is also found in other parts of the globe, including Southeast Asia. Skullcap has double-colored flowers that are blue and light purple.…

[aspelladay]

Scullcap

(Scutellaria lateriflora, S. galericulata) Safe to interact with.

Folk Names: Greater Scullcap, Helmet Flower, Hoodwort, Madweed, Quaker Bonnet. Gender: Feminine. Planet: Saturn. Element: Water. Powers: Love, Fidelity, Peace.

Magical Uses: Scullcap is used in spells of relaxation and peace. A woman who wears scullcap protects her husband against the charms of other women.

(from Cunningham’s Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs by Scott Cunningham)

[occulteaism]

Skullcap

Also known as helmet flower, quaker bonnet, and hoodwort, skullcap or scullcap is a perennial plant with a light green to reddish green square stem and serrated leaves that grows from 45 to 60 centimeters tall. Its blue-lavender flowers are hooded, tube-shaped, and two-lipped, and bloom from May to August. The herb is often found in wet, partially-shaded areas in North America. It prefers light shade to full sun and damp soil with plenty of organic matter.

Skullcap was historically used by the tribes of North America to treat rabies and schizophrenia and as an emmenagogue to bring young girls into womanhood, as well as being taken in large doses to bring about spiritual visions during ceremonies. The herb has sedative qualities and is useful in treating nervous disorders, withdrawal from barbiturates and tranquilizers, asthma, and certain kinds of headaches. Medicinal infusions can also promote menustration.

In witchcraft, scullcap is used in pillows to promote relaxing, peaceful sleep (it can also be used as a natural sleep aid). Women can wear scullcap to keep their husbands faithful, it can be placed as a pinch in a lover’s shoes to avert the charms of others, and the herb can be used to bind oaths as well as to consecrate vows and commitments. It is used in bath magick to calm the aura, and burned to relieve disharmony.

In flower language, skullcap means “Fidelity.”

[windingriverherbals]

Bulletin on Adulteration of Scutellaria lateriflora

Bulletin on Adulteration of Scutellaria lateriflora

Goal:

The goal of this bulletin is to provide timely information and/or updates on issues of adulteration of Scutellaria lateriflora to the international herbal products industry and extended natural products community in general.

1 General Information

1.1 Common name: Skullcap3

1.2 Other common names:

English:Blue skullcap, helmet flower, hoodwort, European or greater skullcap, Quaker bonnet,…