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Organic Skullcap Liquid Extract contains Gaia Farm-grown American Skullcap (Scutellaria lateriflora). A member of the lamiaceae family, this plant has a long history of use in the western Naturopathic Tradition.*

• Encourages Trophorestoration of the Nervous System*
• Promotes Calmness and Support During Occasional Nervousness*
• Promotes Adaptation to Stress*

Skullcap was used to support exhausted nerves resulting from mental and physical over-exertion, maintain normal balance in times of muscular tension, and support normal sleep patterns. Many Eclectic medical texts mention its use to support the nerves during withdrawal from drugs. It is trophorestorative to the nervous system, meaning it restores nutrition uptake to the nerves. Like most mints, it is cooling, yet has bitter principles and other complex chemicals, making it a balanced choice as a gentle nervine.*

In addition to being a nervine, skullcap contains numerous flavanoids and flavones including the flavanoid glycoside Scutellarin, essential oils, tannins, and iridoids. Scutellarin acts like quercitin in that it decreases mast cell activity. It should be noted that since Skullcap started to be used as a medicinal plant, it has been prepared from the fresh plant.*

Gaia Herbs uses certified organic Skullcap which is harvested from its own farm and extracted in the adjacent certified organic manufacturing facility within hours of harvest. Gaia records the progress of this plant and all plants harvested from its farm from seed to finished product and could tell you the time of day it was harvested, exact field it came from, weather conditions on the day of harvest, right down to the level of chemical activity in the plant before harvest as verified by our in house analytical lab through HPLC and other highly accurate instrumentation. Few manufacturers go to such lengths but at Gaia Herbs we feel a responsibility to provide our customers with the best botanical medicine possible and continue giving them the results they deserve and have come to expect.