Skullcap

Skullcap is a perennial member of the mint family that naturally occurs in North America and other temperate zones throughout the world. Although it was formerly introduced to early European settlers by Native Americans, the herb has been in use in China for centuries. It is an excellent aid for premenstrual tension. It has been used as an aid to wean people from excessive use of Valium and from barbiturate addictions. Skullcap is soothing to the nerves, relaxing and sleep inducing. It is used for neurological and neurotic conditions, including epilepsy, helping to reduce the severity and frequency of symptoms. Skullcap Herb ORGANIC is used for trouble sleeping (insomnia), anxiety, stroke, and paralysis caused by stroke. It is also used for fever, high cholesterol, “hardening of the arteries” (atherosclerosis), rabies, epilepsy, nervous tension, allergies, skin infections, inflammation, and spasms.