BAICAL SKULLCAP
| HUANG QIN, Scutellaria baicalensis |
| Parts used: Root |
| Constituents:
Flavonoids 35%, flavone glycosides; baicalein the aglycone of baicalin |
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| Actions |
Indications |
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Anti-inflammatory |
High fevers with irritability, thirst, cough and expectoration of thick yellow phlegm,
colds, bronchitis, leptospirosis, scarlet fever, hepatitis, cholecystitis |
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Anti-allergic |
Lowers histamine and prostaglandin, asthma, allergic rhinitis, eczema, urticaria, hay fever |
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Antioxidant |
Cataracts with diabetes. Atherosclerosis, high cholesterol, reduces toxins and H. pylori |
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Anticoagulant |
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Vasodilator |
Hypertension |
Nervine
Sedative |
Hyperactive children, stage one in HPA dysfunction |
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Anti-bacterial |
Influenza virus, bacillary dysentery, inhibitor of HIV |
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Anti-tumour |
Leukemia |
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| Herbal extract,
30-60mL per week |
| Contraindications: Pregnancy |
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