Scutellaria root slices is a dried root of the plant Scutellaria baicalensis, processed and manufactured into a traditional Chinese medicine decoction piece. It is cold in nature and bitter in taste, and it belongs to the meridians of lung, gallbladder, stomach and large intestine. It has the functions of clearing heat, drying dampness, reducing fire and detoxifying, as well as stopping bleeding and stabilizing pregnancy. It is clinically used for conditions such as lung heat cough, damp-heat jaundice, and unstable pregnancy.

1. Characteristics of efficacy:

Properties and Meridians: Scutellaria is cold in nature and bitter in taste, and it belongs to the meridians of lung, gallbladder, stomach and large intestine. It is suitable for damp-heat syndromes in the upper and middle zang-fu organs.

Clearing heat and drying dampness: Good at treating damp-heat syndromes, such as jaundice, dysentery, and urinary disorders.

Reducing fire and detoxifying: Targeted at lung heat cough, sore throat, and ulcerous sores.

Stopping bleeding and stabilizing pregnancy: Used for blood heat-induced unstable pregnancy, often combined with anemarrhena and other anesthetic herbs.

2. Storage and Purchase

Select the decoction pieces with a yellow-brown surface and fissured texture on the cross-section.

Store them in an airtight container in a cool and dry place to avoid moisture and mold.