What are the medicinal properties of Lobelia

Lobelia is an expensive Chinese medicinal material that can effectively help us regulate the symptoms of endocrine disorders that are easy to occur in ourselves, especially some female friends who are prone to abdominal pain during menstruation. Lobelia can achieve a good effect of nourishing yin and tonifying the kidney, helping us relieve pain. Let's popularize the medicinal properties of Lobelia in detail.

1. Pharmacological effects of Scutellaria barbata

This product contains bioalkaloids, flavonoids, steroids, phenols, tannins, etc. The barbata flavonoids it contains are 2,5-dihydroxy-6,7,8-trimethoxyflavone, in addition to two other flavonoids, hanhuangsu (5,7-dihydroxy-8-methoxyflavone) and 5-hydroxy-7, 8-dimethoxyflavone. Animal experiments have confirmed that Scutellaria barbata has a certain inhibitory effect on sarcoma 180, Ehrlich ascites carcinoma, brain tumor 22, etc. When Japanese scholars screened the anti-tumor activity of 800 traditional Chinese medicines through in vitro experiments, they found that 88 of them had an inhibition rate of more than 90% on tumor cell proliferation. Among them, the inhibition rate of Scutellaria barbata on JTc-26 tumor cells in vitro reached 100%, while its inhibition rate on normal cells was only 50%. When observing the clinical anti-tumor efficacy of these Chinese medicines, it was found that even for advanced tumors that are refractory to treatment, they can improve symptoms, inhibit tumor proliferation and prolong patients' lives.

The experiment also confirmed that using the methylene blue test tube method, half lotus has a mild inhibitory effect on acute myeloid leukemia cells; using the cell respiration method, the inhibition rate on acute myeloid leukemia cells is greater than 75%. Scutellaria barbata preparations also have a certain inhibitory effect on animal tumors such as W256.U14.S186.EAC and ESC [5]. In addition to its anti-cancer effect, the product also has multiple pharmacological effects such as antibacterial, diuretic, antitussive, and antiasthmatic.

2. Application of Scutellaria barbata in clinical treatment of cancer

Scutellaria barbata is widely used in the clinical treatment of cancer. It is often used in combination with Hedyotis diffusa, Lobelia chinensis, etc. to form a compound prescription for the treatment of various tumors, and there are many clinical reports on this.

Understanding the medicinal properties of Lobelia can bring more benefits to ourselves. At the same time, Lobelia can also effectively help us treat the colds and fevers that we are prone to. We can all use the medicinal effects of Lobelia to bring more benefits to ourselves and help improve our memory.