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Scutellaria baicalensis, also known as camellia root and camellia

Efficacy and function of Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi, efficacy and function of Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi and its taboo.

Scutellaria baicalensis, also known as camellia root and camellia

Efficacy and function of Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi, efficacy and function of Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi and its taboo.

Scutellaria baicalensis, also known as camellia root and camellia root, is a kind of plant belonging to Scutellaria of Labiatae, belonging to semi-wild and semi-domestic species and perennial herbs. The root of Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi is a bitter and cold medicinal material, which has the effects of clearing away heat and promoting diuresis, purging fire and detoxifying, stopping bleeding and preventing miscarriage. Indications: fever, upper respiratory tract infection, cough due to lung heat, damp-heat jaundice, pneumonia, dysentery, hemoptysis, conjunctival congestion, restless fetus, hypertension, carbuncle and furuncle. The clinical application of Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi is superior to that of Coptidis Rhizoma, and it does not produce drug resistance.

Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi was often used for exogenous fever in ancient times. Fever due to epidemic febrile diseases, dysentery, acute and chronic infectious diseases of lung, liver, gallbladder and gastrointestinal tract. Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi is used in many famous prescriptions for clearing away heat and toxic materials, such as Xiaochaihu Decoction, Dachaihu Decoction, Xiexin Decoction, Huanglian Jiedu Decoction, Puji Disinfection Drink and so on.

First, the efficacy and role of Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi

1, anti-inflammatory effect. Baicalin and baicalein have significant inhibitory effects on joint inflammation, and baicalein has significant inhibitory effects on rheumatoid arthritis,&Ga mm a;; The denaturation of-globulin has a significant inhibitory effect, and its mechanism is similar to that of d- penicillamine.

2, anti-allergic effect. The effective components of Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi are baicalein, baicalin and other flavonoids. Therefore, Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi has obvious inhibitory or relieving effect on allergic asthma in animals, and has synergistic effect with ephedrine.

3. Anti-allergic reaction. Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi can inhibit various allergic reactions to varying degrees. Especially for L-type allergic reaction, it can inhibit mast cell enzyme activation system from releasing allergic mediators srs-a and histamine, and inhibit allergic reaction.

4. Protect bones. Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi can protect the secondary bone injury of arthritis and inhibit the degeneration and destruction of bone.

5, antipyretic effect. Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi has obvious antipyretic and cooling effects on experimental fever.

Efficacy and function of Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi

6, detoxification. Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi has detoxification effect, which is related to glucuronic acid contained in it.

7. Anti-pathogen. Flavonoids from Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi have obvious broad-spectrum antibacterial, antiviral and amebic effects, but there are also reports that Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi has no obvious antibacterial effect or weak antibacterial effect.

8. Gallbladder. Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi can promote bile secretion in rabbits and reduce the content of hyperbilirubin in blood.

9. Protect the liver. Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi has obvious protective effect on liver.

10, reducing blood lipid. Scutellaria baicalensis flavonoids can significantly reduce the elevated transaminase alt and ast in animal serum. Scutellarin can significantly reduce serum total cholesterol and intrahepatic triglyceride in hyperlipidemia rats, and inhibit the conversion of glucose to fat. Wogonin can significantly reduce triglycerides in liver and serum, and can increase serum high density lipoprotein. Scutellarin, baicalein and baicalin can also significantly reduce serum & Ga mm a;; -gt, alt, ast, tg, tch, baicalin and baicalein can also inhibit the lipolysis of adipose tissue.

Efficacy and function of Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi

1 1, calm down. Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi can strengthen the inhibition process of cerebral cortex and has sedative effect.

12, step down. Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi can inhibit the motor center of blood vessels and directly dilate blood vessels, which has obvious antihypertensive effect. It also has a significant antihypertensive effect on dogs with renal hypertension.

13, antispasmodic. Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi decoction has spasmolytic effect on intestinal spasm. Its effective component is wogonin, and baicalein is ineffective.

14, diuresis. Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi has diuretic effect.

15, anticoagulation. Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi flavone has a strong inhibitory effect on platelet aggregation, and can inhibit the transformation of fibrinogen into fibrin, so it has anticoagulant effect.

16, antioxidant. Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi also has significant antioxidant and superoxide radical scavenging effects.

17, cataract prevention. Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi has a significant preventive and therapeutic effect on experimental cataract and a significant inhibitory effect on aldose reductase. Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi decoction can obviously delay and alleviate the formation of cataract, and keep the lens of half animals transparent.

18, anti-cancer. The ether extract of Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi has cytotoxic effect on ll2 10, and its chrysin has cytotoxic activity on human nasopharyngeal carcinoma kb cells.

Second, clinical application of Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi

1, for treating acute and chronic upper respiratory tract infection, bronchitis, pneumonia, bronchiectasis infection, pulmonary interstitial inflammation and other respiratory diseases. It can also be used for tuberculosis.

2. Treat acute and chronic enteritis, dysentery, ulcerative colitis, acute and chronic gastritis and peptic ulcer.

3. Treat allergic rhinitis, allergic pneumonia and bronchial asthma.

4. Treat acute and chronic hepatitis, liver diseases, elevated transaminase and bilirubin, chronic cholecystitis and gallstones, and immune liver diseases.

5, treatment of various immune and allergic diseases, such as lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis and other connective tissue diseases.

6, the treatment of urticaria, allergic dermatitis and other skin allergic diseases, as well as allergic purpura.

7. Clinically, it is also commonly used to treat hypertension, urinary tract infection, pyelonephritis, prostatitis, and various inflammations of skin and eyes.

8. Scutellaria baicalensis charcoal is used to treat all kinds of bleeding. Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi is traditionally used to prevent pregnancy and protect the fetus, and it is also a commonly used medicine in modern clinic.