Skullcap (Scutellaria baicalensis)
黄芩huáng qínHuangqin
Scutellaria baicalensis · Plant
13
Indications
Cautions
May interact with medications metabolized by liver enzymes; caution with sedatives; may affect blood glucose; avoid during pregnancy.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Skullcap for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Acute PharyngolaryngitisAcute TonsillitisArdent Fever With Vexation & ThirstBlood EjectionBlood HeatChest Oppression With RetchingDiarrheaInfection Of Upper Respiratory TractJaundiceLung Heat CoughSpontaneous External BleedingStirring Fetus In PregnancyToxin Of Welling Abscess & Sore Swelling
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Skullcap does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Clear Heat & Dry DampDrain Fire & Resolve ToxinQuiet FetusStanch Bleeding