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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

Bibliography

• Tao, Guyeng; Balunas, Marcy J. (22 April 2016). Current Therapeutic Role and Medicinal Potential of Scutellaria barbata in Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western Research – via University of Connecticut.

На других языках

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- [en] Scutellaria barbata

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[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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