Half-branch Skullcap (Scutellaria barbata)

半枝莲bàn zhī liánBanzhilian

Scutellaria barbata · Plant

Scutellaria, standing in for Scutellaria barbata
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Indications

Cautions

Limited safety data; likely has effects similar to other Scutellaria species; avoid during pregnancy.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Half-branch Skullcap for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

AscitesBlood EjectionBlood StranguryCarcinomaEdemaHeat Toxin Swollen Welling AbscessIntestinal Welling AbscessKnocks & FallsPoisonous Snake BitePulmonary Welling AbscessScrofulaSpontaneous External BleedingThroat Pain

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Half-branch Skullcap does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Clear Heat & Resolve ToxinDisinhibit Urine & Disperse EdemaStanch Bleeding & Dissipate Stasis

Other entries for Scutellaria barbata

Side-by-side Skullcap 并头黄芩