Scutellaria


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Noun1.Scutellaria - an asterid dicot genus that includes the skullcapsScutellaria - an asterid dicot genus that includes the skullcaps
asterid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs
family Labiatae, family Lamiaceae, Labiatae, Lamiaceae, mint family - a large family of aromatic herbs and shrubs having flowers resembling the lips of a mouth and four-lobed ovaries yielding four one-seeded nutlets and including mint; thyme; sage; rosemary
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Free radical scavenging and antioxidant activities of flavonoids extracted from the radix of Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi.
For example, asthma therapies in traditional Chinese medicine include ma huang, ginkgo biloba, ginseng, magnolia, Minor Blue Dragon, Scutellaria, cinnamon, and licorice.
The present study was designed to investigate the effects of flavonoids from aerial part of Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi (SSF) on potassium cyanide (KCN)-induced hypoxic cytotoxicity in rat pheochromocytoma cell line PC12, and to understand the probable mechanism.
In traditional Chinese medicine, asthma therapies include ma huang, ginkgo biloba, ginseng, magnolia, Minor Blue Dragon, Scutellaria, cinnamon, and licorice.
Some are exploring additional herbs such as Sweet Annie (Artemisia annua), skullcap (Scutellaria lateriflora), and German chamomile (Matricaria recutita).
The studied species were: Plectranthus scutellarioides (Ps), Scutellaria purpurascens (Sp), Hyptis pectinata (Hp).
Chinese doctors identified the potential of the herb called scutellaria barbata hundreds of years ago and its root is still used in China as a herbal remedy to fight cancer of the liver and lung.
squawmint, stinking balm, tickweed) Scullcap (Scutellaria Abnormal liver function None lateriflora, blue or damage.
Large-flowered Skullcap (Scutellaria montana) On January 14, we reclassified the large-flowered skullcap, a plant from Georgia and Tennessee, from endangered to the less critical category of threatened.
According to a research paper published by Zhang in 1990, adolescent brain dysfunction improved more with a Traditional Chinese Medicine formula containing astragalus in combination with codonopsis, bupleurum chinense, Scutellaria baicalensis, Ligustrum lucidum, Lophantherum and ivory thread, than with Ritalin.