What are the effects, functions and methods of consumption of Scutellaria barbata?

Scutellaria barbata is distributed in Henan, Hebei, Shandong, Jiangsu and other places in my country. It is a Chinese herbal medicine with high medicinal value. Scutellaria barbata is also called Scutellaria baicalensis. In addition to being used as medicine, it also has certain ornamental value and can be placed at home as a flower decoration. The effects and functions of Scutellaria barbata are great. It can inhibit bacterial infection, enhance the body's immunity, etc. Let’s take a closer look at it below.

The efficacy and function of Scutellaria barbata: inhibit bacteria

Scutellaria barbata has an inhibitory effect on bacteria. Taking Scutellaria barbata decoction can effectively inhibit Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella typhi, Shigella flexneri, Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Effects and functions of Scutellaria barbata 2: Improve immunity

Medical experiments have shown that the polysaccharides contained in Scutellaria barbata can promote ConA-induced spleen cell lymphocyte transformation of mice in vitro, and the most suitable concentration is 400r/ml. After one week, it was found that the percentage of esterase-positive cells in the peripheral blood lymphocytes of mice was significantly increased, promoting DNCB-induced delayed-type hypersensitivity reactions, thereby improving the immunity of mice.

Effects and functions of Scutellaria barbata 3: Preventing tumors

Medical screening experiments using the Methylene Blue test tube method have shown that Scutellaria barbata has a certain inhibitory effect on acute myeloid leukemia cells, while screening experiments using the cell respirator method have shown that the inhibition rate of Scutellaria barbata on acute myeloid leukemia blood cells is greater than 75%.

Effects and functions of Scutellaria barbata 4: Protect blood vessels

The baicalin contained in Scutellaria barbata can effectively increase cerebral blood flow, reduce cerebral vascular resistance, improve the permeability of the blood-brain barrier, and counteract platelet aggregation caused by adenosine diphosphate. Therefore, Scutellaria barbata also has a certain protective effect on blood vessels.

How to eat Scutellaria barbata

① Treat vomiting blood and coughing up blood: 1-2 liang of fresh narrow-leaved Hanxin grass, mash and squeeze out the juice, add a little honey, stew and warm, take twice a day. (Quanzhou Materia Medica)

②Treat urethritis, painful urination with blood: wash and decoct one liang of fresh narrow-leaved Hanxin grass, add rock sugar and take twice a day. (Quanzhou Materia Medica)

③Treatment of hot bloody dysentery: 2 liang of small Hanxin grass, decoct and take. (Guangxi Medicinal Plant Atlas)

④Treat dysentery: 3-5 liang of fresh narrow-leaved Hanxin grass, mash and squeeze the juice to drink; or 1 liang of dried whole grass, decoct in water and drink. ("Fujian Chinese Herbal Medicine")

⑤ Treat hepatitis: 50 cents of fresh Scutellaria barbata and 5 red dates. Decoction in water. (Commonly used herbal medicines in Zhejiang folk)

⑥ Treat stomach pain: 1 liang of dried narrow-leaved Hanxin grass, stew with a pig stomach or chicken (minus the head and toes, internal organs), half water and half wine, and take in two or three doses.