The efficacy and function of Chinese medicine Huangcen

The Chinese medicine Scutellaria baicalensis is a common Chinese medicine in our lives. The general effect of this Chinese medicine is to clear away heat and detoxify. Therefore, it is more common in summer, because some drugs used in the treatment of some diseases may have the effect of fever. At this time, you need to take some antipyretic drugs to compete with it. So what are the effects and functions of the Chinese medicine Scutellaria baicalensis?

The efficacy and function of Scutellaria baicalensis

Clears away heat and dries dampness

Scutellaria baicalensis is used for damp-heat fever, chest tightness, thirst without desire to drink, as well as damp-heat diarrhea, jaundice and other symptoms, so it has the effect of clearing away heat and drying dampness. For fever caused by damp-heat, it can be used in combination with talcum powder, white cardamom seed, Poria cocos, etc.; for diarrhea and abdominal pain caused by damp-heat, it can be used together with white peony root, kudzu root, licorice, etc.; for jaundice caused by accumulation of damp-heat, it can be used together with artemisia capillaris, gardenia, and lophatherum gracile, etc.

Cooling blood and stabilizing pregnancy

Scutellaria baicalensis is used to treat fetal movement disorder in pregnant women, cool the blood and stabilize the fetus. It is often used in combination with Atractylodes macrocephala, Rhizoma Anemarrhenae, etc. to play a role in protecting the fetus.

Indications: Febrile diseases

Scutellaria baicalensis is mainly used to treat febrile diseases. The special characteristics of febrile diseases are rapid onset, rapid changes, and multiple symptoms. In addition to fever, most of them have high fever. Taking Scutellaria baicalensis can alleviate the condition.

The appearance characteristics of Scutellaria baicalensis

The rhizome of Scutellaria baicalensis is relatively thick and fleshy. The base of the stem of Scutellaria baicalensis is prostrate and rises to a height of 30 to 120 cm. The diameter of the base is 2.5-3 mm. The appearance is blunt quadrangular with fine stripes.

Growth habits of Scutellaria baicalensis

Root growth: Scutellaria baicalensis has a taproot system. Its taproot grows normally in the first three years, and the content of baicalin in the taproot is relatively high. After the fourth year, the growth rate slows down, some taproots begin to dry up, and the content of baicalin also decreases significantly.

Stem and leaf growth: After Scutellaria baicalensis emerges, its main stem gradually grows taller and the number of leaves gradually increases. Then branches are formed and buds, flowers, and fruits appear.

Flowering and fruiting: If the environmental conditions are suitable, Scutellaria baicalensis can bloom and bear fruit until the frost and withering period.

Growing environment: Scutellaria baicalensis likes warmth, tolerates severe cold, tolerates drought but is afraid of waterlogging. However, it is not suitable to plant Scutellaria baicalensis in land with poor drainage. Therefore, Scutellaria baicalensis generally grows on sunny grassy slopes, fallow land, and at an altitude between 60 and 1300 meters.

Medicinal Value of Scutellaria Baicalensis

The nature and flavor of Scutellaria baicalensis: bitter, cold. It has the effects of clearing away heat and dampness, purging fire and detoxifying, stopping bleeding, stabilizing the fetus, and lowering blood pressure. It is used for chest tightness and nausea due to damp-heat and summer-heat, fullness and distension due to damp-heat, diarrhea, jaundice, cough due to lung heat, high fever and thirst, vomiting and bleeding due to blood heat, carbuncles, sores and fetal movement disorder.