- Effective for headaches associated with muscular tension.
- Restorative, provides long-term balancing for emotions and nervous system. Helps relieve effects of excess worry or thinking, sleep loss.
Scullcap is an excellent tonic for the nervous system. It is good for treating anxiety, insomnia, and nervous headache.
Scullcap is considered by some to be a natural alternative to the sometimes-beneficial, yet chemical, effects of Methadone treatment during withdrawal from drug addictions, especially opiates, tranquilizers and barbiturates. Scullcap may be an herb of choice for drug or alcohol-dependent people while undergoing a program to remove the addiction. Excessive use of scullcap may cause confusion, giddiness, stupor and twitching.
