Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi
Family: Lamiaceae
Synonyms: Scutellaria adamsii A.Ham. , Scutellaria baicalensis f. albiflora H.W.Jen & Y.J.Chang, Scutellaria davurica Pall. ex Ledeb. , Scutellaria lanceolaria Miq., Scutellaria macrantha Fisch. ex Rchb., Scutellaria speciosa Fisch. ex Turcz.
Other names:Family: Lamiaceae
Synonyms: Scutellaria adamsii A.Ham. , Scutellaria baicalensis f. albiflora H.W.Jen & Y.J.Chang, Scutellaria davurica Pall. ex Ledeb. , Scutellaria lanceolaria Miq., Scutellaria macrantha Fisch. ex Rchb., Scutellaria speciosa Fisch. ex Turcz.
- English: Baikal Skullcap
- Chinese: 香水水草
- Esparanto: Bajkala skutelario
- German: Baikal-Helmkraut
- Japanese: koganebana
- Korean: hwanggm, 황금
- Russian: šlemnik bajkal'skij. Шлемник байкальский
Herbs perennial. Rhizomes fleshy, to 2 cm in diam., branched. Stems ascending, (15-)30-120 cm tall, much branched, subglabrous or antrorsely to spreading puberulent. Petiole ca. 2 mm, puberulent; leaf blade lanceolate to linear-lanceolate, 1.5-4.5 × (0.3-)0.5-1.2 cm, papery, glab-rous or sparsely puberulent, abaxially densely impressed glandular, base rounded, margin entire, apex obtuse. Racemes terminal, 7-15 cm; basal bracts similar to stem leaves, upper ones ovate-lanceolate to lanceolate, 4-11 mm, subglabrous. Pedicel ca. 3 mm, puberulent. Calyx ca. 4 mm, ca. 5 mm in fruit, densely puberulent outside, margin ciliate, glabrous inside; scutellum ca. 1.5 mm, ca. 4 mm in fruit. Corolla purple-red to blue, 2.3-3 cm, densely glandular pubescent outside, pubescent on saccate part inside; tube conspicuously bent near base, throat to 6 mm wide; middle lobe of lower lip triangular-ovate, ca. 7.5 mm wide. Nutlets black-brown, ovoid, ca. 1.5 × 1 mm, tuberculate, adaxially umbonate near base. Fl. Jul-Aug, fr. Aug-Sep.
Chinese skullcap root is one of the primary herbal detoxifiers used in Chinese medicine and is especially used for the treatment of liver and gallbladder diseases, as well as in the treatment of various cancers. Due to the increasing overlap in the trade of Asian and Western botanicals, there is potential for Chinese and Western skullcap (Scutellaria lateriflora) to become confused in trade. This has thus far not been reported. [American Herbal Pharmacopoeia: Botanical Pharmacognosy—Microscopic Characterization of Botanical Medicines]
Scutellaria baicalensis (Asian skullcap, scute) root extracts are well- established inflammation modulators from traditional Asian medicine. Attention has focused on its flavonoids, wogonin and baicalein in par tic u lar, as potent infl ammation modulators. The potential for internal and topical administration of this herb to help with acne is great, though clinical trials are unfortunately lacking. [Clinical Botanical Medicine]
Diarrhoea, nervous depression, anxiety neurosis and heart disease. [Compendia of World’s Medicinal Flora]
Whole plant a remedy for fatigue, ascites, abdominal pain, pyodermas. Used for traumatic injuries and to reduce inflammation caused by various diseases.[CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants]
The drug consists of the roots, usually cut into slices is used to promote urination, to quiet pregnant uterus, stimulate respiratory organs, reduce fever, treat jaundice, diarrhea, cancer of the breast, and heal boils. In Korea, the plant is used to treat bacterial infection of respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts and fever. The plant has attracted a great deal of interest as it elaborates a series of flavones: baicalein, wooing, and oroxylina, which bind antagonistly to the benzodiazepine binding site GABA receptor [Ethnopharmacology of Medicinal Plants Asia and the Pacific]
The roots of Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi (Labiatae) have been used in TEM to treat inflammatory and cardiovascular disease. S. baicalensis contains three major polyphenolic components, namely wogonin, baicalin, and baicalein. [Herbal Drugs: Ethnomedicine to Modern Medicine]
Baical skullcap root has been used traditionally, especially in Chinese medicine, as a remedy for inflammation, infections, dermatitis, allergic diseases, hyperlipidaemia, atherosclerosis and stress-related disorders. [Stockley's Herbal Medicines Interactions]
Used in both Chinese and Japanese herbal medicine, baical skullcap is a major remedy for allergic and inflammatory states. In traditional terms, it clears “hot and damp” conditions such as fever and dysentery; in the West it is mainly used to treat asthma, hay fever, and allergies. [Herbal Remedies]
Fever, jaundice, inflammation, common cold.[Medicinal Plants in the Republic of Korea]
Antiproliferative effect by mitochondrial damage, modulation of Bcl family of genes, increased level of the CDK-inhibitor p27 and decreased level of c-myc oncogene. [Medicinal plants _ biodiversity and drugs]
Scutellaria baicalensis (Asian skullcap, scute) root extracts are well- established inflammation modulators from traditional Asian medicine. Attention has focused on its flavonoids, wogonin and baicalein in par tic u lar, as potent infl ammation modulators. The potential for internal and topical administration of this herb to help with acne is great, though clinical trials are unfortunately lacking. [Clinical Botanical Medicine]
Diarrhoea, nervous depression, anxiety neurosis and heart disease. [Compendia of World’s Medicinal Flora]
Whole plant a remedy for fatigue, ascites, abdominal pain, pyodermas. Used for traumatic injuries and to reduce inflammation caused by various diseases.[CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants]
The drug consists of the roots, usually cut into slices is used to promote urination, to quiet pregnant uterus, stimulate respiratory organs, reduce fever, treat jaundice, diarrhea, cancer of the breast, and heal boils. In Korea, the plant is used to treat bacterial infection of respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts and fever. The plant has attracted a great deal of interest as it elaborates a series of flavones: baicalein, wooing, and oroxylina, which bind antagonistly to the benzodiazepine binding site GABA receptor [Ethnopharmacology of Medicinal Plants Asia and the Pacific]
The roots of Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi (Labiatae) have been used in TEM to treat inflammatory and cardiovascular disease. S. baicalensis contains three major polyphenolic components, namely wogonin, baicalin, and baicalein. [Herbal Drugs: Ethnomedicine to Modern Medicine]
Baical skullcap root has been used traditionally, especially in Chinese medicine, as a remedy for inflammation, infections, dermatitis, allergic diseases, hyperlipidaemia, atherosclerosis and stress-related disorders. [Stockley's Herbal Medicines Interactions]
Used in both Chinese and Japanese herbal medicine, baical skullcap is a major remedy for allergic and inflammatory states. In traditional terms, it clears “hot and damp” conditions such as fever and dysentery; in the West it is mainly used to treat asthma, hay fever, and allergies. [Herbal Remedies]
Fever, jaundice, inflammation, common cold.[Medicinal Plants in the Republic of Korea]
Antiproliferative effect by mitochondrial damage, modulation of Bcl family of genes, increased level of the CDK-inhibitor p27 and decreased level of c-myc oncogene. [Medicinal plants _ biodiversity and drugs]
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