Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi. |
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Botanical Name |
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Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi. |
English
Name |
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Skullcap |
Synonym(s) |
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Scutellaria macrantha Fisch. |
Family |
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Lamiaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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Perennial growing to 0.3m by 0.3m. Erect single stems bearing many 1in blue to purple-blue flowers. |
| Herb Effects |
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Inhibit HIV infection in human T lymphocyte cells and mononuclear phagocytic lineage cells; anodyne, antibacterial, anticholesterolemic, antipyretic, antispasmodic, astringent, cholagogue, diuretic, expectorant, febrifuge, haemostatic, laxative, nervine, mildly sedative, stomachic and tonic (roots) |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Baicalein, baicalin, beta-sitosterol, chrysin, stigmasterol, wogonin (root) |
| Chemistry
of Active Ingredients |
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Name |
CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
Structure |
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| Baicalein |
491-67-8 |
4,5,6-trihydroxy-2-p
henyl-chromen-7-one |
C15H10O5 |
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| Baicalin |
31564-28-0 |
6-(5,6-dihydroxy-4-o
xo-2-phenyl-chromen-
7-yl)oxy-3,4,5-trihy
droxy-oxan
e-2-carb
oxylic acid |
C21H18O11 |
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| beta-Sitosterol |
5779-62-4 |
17-(5-ethyl-6-methyl
-heptan-2-yl)-10,13-
dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9
,11,12,14,
15,16,17
-dodecahydro-1H-cycl
openta[a]phenanthren
-3-ol |
C29H50O |
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| Chrysin |
480-40-0 |
4,5-dihydroxy-2-phen
yl-chromen-7-one |
C15H10O4 |
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| Stigmasterol |
4736-55-4 |
17-(4-ethyl-1,5-dime
thyl-hex-2-enyl)-10,
13-dimethyl-1,2,4,5,
6,7,8,9,10
,11,12,1
3,14,15,16,17-hexade
cahydrocyclopenta[a]
phenanthren-3-one |
C29H48O |
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| Wogonin |
10-29-7 |
5,7-dihydroxy-8-meth
oxy-2-phenyl-chromen
-4-one |
C16H12O5 |
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Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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Calms the foetus in pregnant women, in the treatment of enteritis, dysentery, diarrhoea, jaundice, chronic hepatitis, urinary tract infections, hypertension, threatened miscarriage, nosebleed and haemorrhage from the lungs or bowel (root) |
| Reference |
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 Baylor NW. Fu T. Yan YD. Ruscetti FW. Inhibition of human T cell leukemia virus by the plant flavonoid baicalin (7-glucuronic acid. 5.6-dihydroxyflavone). J Infect Dis1992 Mar;165(3):433-7.
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