What are the main effects and functions of Scutellaria barbata?

Scutellaria barbata is an early-maturing plant, which has a good effect on inhibiting fungi, clearing away heat and detoxifying. Scutellaria barbata also has the effect of relieving spasms and removing phlegm. It plays a certain role in the treatment of tumors and cancer, and it also helps to improve immunity.

1. Antibacterial effect: 50% decoction of Scutellaria barbata has inhibitory effect on Staphylococcus aureus, Shigella flexneri, Salmonella typhi, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia coli using the flat plate trench method.

2. Antispasmodic and expectorant effect: The safflower contained in this product has a strong anti-smooth muscle contraction effect caused by histamine, and has a good expectorant effect.

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3. Anti-tumor effect: The screening test using the Methylene Blue test tube method showed that this product has a very mild inhibitory effect on acute myeloid leukemia cells; the screening experiment using the cell respirator method showed that the inhibition rate on acute myeloid leukemia blood cells is greater than 75%.

4. Immunomodulatory effect: The polysaccharide contained in this product can promote ConA-induced mouse spleen cell lymphocyte transformation in vitro, and its optimal concentration is 400r/ml.Sc administration for one week can significantly increase the percentage of esterase-positive cells in mouse peripheral blood lymphocytes and promote DNCB-induced delayed-type hypersensitivity reactions. However, high-dose administration (200 mg/kg) can inhibit the thymus index of mice and has no effect on the spleen index.