Scutellaria baicalensis, the golden herb from the garden of Chinese medicinal plants

• Published in: Science bulletin (Beijing) Vol. 61; no. 18; pp. 1391 - 1398
• Main Authors: Zhao, Qing, Chen, Xiao-Ya, Martin, Cathie
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Beijing Elsevier B.V 01.09.2016; Science China Press; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Aglycones; Anti-cancer; Anticonvulsants; antioxidants; Baicalin; Bioactive compounds; biochemical pathways; Biological activity; Biotechnology; Cancer; Chemistry/Food Science; China; Diarrhea; Dysentery; Earth Sciences; Engineering; Flavones; Flavonoids; gardens; Gardens & gardening; hepatoprotective effect; Herbal medicine; Humanities and Social Sciences; Hypertension; inflammation; Insomnia; Life Sciences; Medicinal plants; Metabolic biology; multidisciplinary; Neuroprotection; neuroprotective effect; Pharmacology; Physics; Plant extracts; respiratory tract diseases; Review; roots; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Scutellaria baicalensis; Sleep disorders; Therapeutic applications; Waterborne diseases; 中国; 临床应用; 生物合成途径; 生物活性化合物; 神经保护作用; 药用植物园; 金色; 黄酮类化合物; China; Medicinal plants; Flavonoids; Scutellaria baicalensis; Anti-cancer; Metabolic biology

Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi, or Chinese skullcap, has been widely used as a medicinal plant in China for thousands of years, where the preparation from its roots is called Huang-Qin. It has been applied in the treatment of diarrhea, dysentery, hypertension, hemorrhaging, insomnia, inflammation an...