Organic Skullcap

Scutellaria lateriflora

Certified Organic skullcap, grown outdoors on our farm in Charlevoix, Québec. We cut it once a season, when the plants stand about eighteen inches tall and the small hooded flowers are opening along the stems, then dry it low and slow and garble it by hand. A classic North American nervine, skullcap is the herb we reach for when tension is held in the body rather than spinning in the mind.

Why Our Skullcap

• Certified Organic, grown from seed in our own fields. Never wild-collected, never bought in and repacked.
• Cut once a season at peak bloom, when the aerial parts carry the most flower.
• Hand-garbled: we strip out the coarse stem, so what you get is leaf and flower rather than sticks and dust.
• Single species, one farm, one field. Skullcap is an herb where knowing exactly what is in the bag matters.

Good garbled skullcap should look green rather than brown, hold its shape rather than crumble to powder, and smell faintly grassy and sweet. Ours is grown in seasonal batches, and this year's harvest should carry us through to next summer's cut.

Key Uses

• As a simple hot infusion, on its own or blended with other calming herbs.
• In evening and bedtime tea blends, where it pairs naturally with chamomile, lemon balm, or milky oats.
• As the base for a home tincture, fresh or dried.
• In herbal formulation and small-batch manufacture, where garbled aerial parts are the usable form.

How to Use

Steep one to two teaspoons in freshly boiled water, covered, for eight to ten minutes. For preparation methods, blending, and what skullcap actually tastes like, see our guide to skullcap tea.

Product Details

• Botanical Name: Scutellaria lateriflora (American skullcap)
• Origin: Grown on our farm in Charlevoix, Québec, Canada
• Certification: Certified Organic
• Form: Dried aerial parts, hand-garbled — leaf and flower, coarse stem removed
• Packaging: Kraft bag
• Fresh skullcap: available by pre-order only, 5 kg minimum, shipped the day it is cut
• Bulk orders: for bulk and wholesale orders, please contact us

A Note on Safety

Skullcap can add to the effects of sedatives, sleep aids, and alcohol, and is best avoided during pregnancy and nursing. If you take prescription medication or have a liver condition, speak with your healthcare provider before adding it to your routine.

Learn More

• Skullcap Tea: Benefits, Taste, and How to Brew It
• Mad Dog Skullcap: How This Herb Got Its Name
• How to Grow Skullcap From Seed
• How to Make a Skullcap Tincture (Fresh or Dried)