Summary: This podcast is the first part of several discussions between Human Path instructor Sam Coffman and local herbalist Nicole Telkes on herbology. Today, in their podcast about specific herbs, Nicole and Sam discuss skullcap, Scutellaria laterifolia: a discussion of the properties of skullcap -- it is a cooling and calming herb that gives a very focused relaxation effect, helps with physical addiction and mental clarity among other things skullcap contains baicalin, which is very effective in hampering harmful bacteria growth different species and regional varieties may not contain the same constituents or taste the same skullcap is an effective pain reliever when used within a formula getting to know skullcap well is a lifetime of work online database of botanical and chemical research for herbs: Dr Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Database Previous Herbology Podcast Series: Community Gardening and Bringing Medicine to the people Herbal Medicine in a Trauma Setting/Western Medicine integrating with herbalism Wildcrafting and Weedcrafting About Nicole Telkes: - Nicole is a Practicing Registered Herbalist and Licensed Massage Therapist in Austin, TX. - Her school, Wildflower School of Botanical Medicine is also located in the Austin area and offers a number of different educational programs and classes in plant medicine. - - - - Nicole's blog can be found here.
