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Scutellaria barbata, the barbed skullcap,[1] is a species of flowering plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae. It is native to Asia.[2]

Scutellaria barbata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Scutellaria
Species:
S. barbata
Binomial name
Scutellaria barbata
D.Don.

Description


It is a perennial herb generally reaching up to 35 centimeters tall, sometimes taller. The lightly toothed leaves are somewhat lance-shaped or triangular and up to about 3 centimeters long. The flowers are borne on pedicels that have tiny, sharp bracteoles. The purple-blue, lightly hairy flower corolla is roughly a centimeter long. The plant grows in moist and wet habitat, such as paddy fields.[2]


Distribution


The herb grows on the flat-lands in South Central China. It is usually harvested at the end of summer.[3]


Therapeutic usage


The herb is used to as a medicine to treat cancer. However, there have been multiple reports that patients who were treated with the herb struggled with inflammation and infection.[4]

They are also used to treat hepatitis, appendicitis, pulmonary abscess, and ascites due to cirrhosis.


References


  1. "Scutellaria barbata". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  2. Scutellaria barbata. Flora of China.
  3. Tao and Balunas, page 4
  4. Tao and Balunas, page 3

Bibliography




На других языках


- [en] Scutellaria barbata

[es] Scutellaria barbata

Escutelaria barbada es una planta usada en medicina china tradicional. Otros nombres incluyen ban zhi lian (en chino, 半枝莲; pinyin, bànzhīlián). Es nativa de las zonas frías y umbrías de China, India y Japón.[1]



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