Scullcap is an excellent tonic for the nervous system. It is good for treating anxiety, insomnia, and nervous headache. Used to treat a variety of conditions including epilepsy, hepatitis, infections, and cancer. Skullcap is used in the treatment of a wide range of nervous conditions including epilepsy, insomnia, hysteria, anxiety, delerium tremens, withdrawal from barbiturates and tranquilisers. A medicinal infusion of the plant is used to promote menstruation, it should not be given to pregnant women since it can induce a miscarriage, the infusion is also used in the treatment of throat infections. The infusion is given for nervous headaches, neuralgia and in headache arising from incessant coughing, pain, and inducing sleep when necessary. Skullcap is currently being used as an alternative medicine to treat ADD and a number of nerve disorders.