Purple-backed Skullcap (Scutellaria purpurea)

紫背黄芩zǐ bèi huáng qínZibeihuangqin

Scutellaria purpurea · Plant

Scutellaria, standing in for Scutellaria purpurea
This photo shows Scutellaria, not Scutellaria purpurea: Wikidata knows no taxon by that name. Photo: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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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 Purple-backed Skullcap for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Common Cold With FeverHeat Toxin Sore & Welling AbscessOtitis MediaRelieve CoughPain In Throat SwellingVacuity Taxation CoughVomiting Diarrhea With Abdominal Pain

TCM actions

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

Clear Heat & Resolve ToxinResolve Exterior & Abate Fever