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Baical Skullcap Root; Root of Baikal Skullcap

Baical Skullcap Root; Root of Baikal Skullcap. Class: Heat-Clearing And Dampnessdrying Medicinal. Properties: Bitter; Cold. Meridians: Lung; Gallbladder; Spleen; Large Intestine; Small Intestine

🌿 Names
Pinyin Name
Huang Qin
中文名 (Chinese)
黄芩
Latin Name
Radix Scutellariae; Scutellariae Radix
English Name
Baical Skullcap Root; Root of Baikal Skullcap
Alias Names
腐肠黄文妒妇虹胜经芩印头内虚空肠子芩宿芩条芩元芩土金茶根山茶根黄金条根
☯ TCM Properties
Properties (性味)
Bitter; Cold
Meridians (归经)
Lung; Gallbladder; Spleen; Large Intestine; Small Intestine
Part Used
Root
Therapeutic Class (EN)
Heat-Clearing And Dampnessdrying Medicinal
功效分类 (CN)
清热燥湿药
🩺 Clinical Profile
Function (功能)
To remove damp-heat, to quench fire and counteract toxicity, to arrest bleeding, and to prevent abortion.
Indication (主治)
Chest oppression with retching, diarrhea, jaundice, lung heat cough, infection of upper respiratory tract, acute tonsillitis, acute pharyngolaryngitis, ardent fever with vexation and thirst, blood heat, blood ejection, spontaneous external bleeding, swelling toxin of welling abscess and sore, stirring fetus in pregnancy.
Clinical Manifestations
1. possessing a broad-spectrum bacteriostatic and virustatic effect. 2. anti-allergic and anti-inflammatory. 3. intravenous injection or oral administration of its decoction can lower typhoid vaccine-induced fever in rabbits. 4. hypotensive. 5. acting as
🔗 External References
SymMap
188
TCMID
6700
TCMSP
188
TCM-ID
986
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Clinical Trials
1
Meta-Analyses
3
PubMed References
📋 Sample Trials
None linked yet.
📊 Sample Meta-Analyses
CRD42023403863
Pregnancy risks of 30 pregnancy-related Chinese herbs: A systematic review and risk evaluation
📚 Sample References
PMID 34737007
The root extract of Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi promotes β cell function and protects from apoptosis by inducing autophagy
J Ethnopharmacol · 2021
PMID 35202958
Unveiling the anti-senescence effects and senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP) inhibitory mechanisms of Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi in low glucose-induced astrocytes based on boolean network
Phytomedicine · 2022
PMID 35351576
The water extract of Radix scutellariae, its total flavonoids and baicalin inhibited CYP7A1 expression, improved bile acid, and glycolipid metabolism in T2DM mice
J Ethnopharmacol · 2022