Introduction of Skullcap Extract

Skullcap, also known as Mianqi. Herbs perennial, 50-100 cm tall. The main root is thick, woody, often branched, grayish-white. Stems erect, much branched at the upper part, slenderly ribbed, white pubescent. Herbs perennial, 50-100 cm tall. Produced in Inner Mongolia, Shanxi, Gansu, Heilongjiang and other places.

The medicinal use of Skullcap has a history of more than 2,000 years. It has the functions of enhancing immune function, protecting the liver, diuretic, anti-aging, anti-stress, antihypertensive and a wide range of antibacterial effects. However, if there are evidences such as excess of evil, stagnation of qi and dampness, stagnation of food accumulation, fever and toxicity at the beginning or after the ulceration, as well as those with yin deficiency and yang hyperactivity, it should be forbidden to take.

Due to long-term large-scale excavation, the number of wild skullcap has decreased sharply in recent years, and it is in danger of becoming extinct. For this reason, the plant is determined to be endangered species and a national tertiary protected plant.

Morphological Characteristics of Skullcap Extract

Skullcap, pinnately compound leaves, with 13-27 leaflets, 5-10 cm long; petiole 0.5-1 cm long; stipules free, ovate, lanceolate or linear-lanceolate, 4-10 mm long, below White pubescent or subglabrous; leaflets elliptic or oblong-ovate, 7-30 mm long, 3-12 mm wide, apex obtuse or slightly concave, with a small point or inconspicuous, base rounded, upper Green, nearly glabrous, covered with white pubescence below.

The raceme is slightly dense, with 10-20 flowers; the total pedicel is nearly equal to or longer than the leaves, and is significantly elongated in fruit; the bracts are linear-lanceolate, 2-5 mm long, and the back is covered with white pubescent hair ; pedicel 3-4 mm long, with rachis slightly densely brown or black pubescent; bracteoles 2; calyx campanulate, 5-7 mm long, white or black pubescent outside, sometimes calyx tube nearly glabrous , only calyx teeth hairy, calyx teeth short, triangular to subulate, only 1/4-1/5 of the length of the calyx tube; corolla yellow or pale yellow, flag petals obovate, 12-20 mm long, apex slightly concave, The base has a short stalk, the wing petals are slightly shorter than the flag petals, the petals are oblong, the base has short ears, the petal stalk is about 1.5 times longer than the petals, the keel petals are nearly equal to the wing petals, and the petals are semi-oval, The stalk is slightly longer than the petal; the ovary has a stalk and is pubescent.

The pod is membranous, slightly inflated, semi-elliptic, 20-30 mm long, 8-12 mm wide, with thorns at the top, white or black pubescent on both sides, fruit neck beyond the calyx; 3-8 seeds. The flowering period is June-August, and the fruiting period is July-September.

Growth Environment of Skullcap Extract

It likes coolness, is resistant to cold and drought, and is afraid of heat and waterlogging. It is suitable for planting in sandy loam soil with deep soil layer, rich humus and strong water permeability. Strong saline-alkali soil is not suitable for planting. The root can grow vertically up to 1 meter or more, commonly known as "Whipstick Qi". The soil sticky and heavy roots grow slowly and deformed; the soil layer is thin, the roots are more horizontal, the branches are many, and the quality is poor. Avoid continuous cropping, and do not rotate with potatoes and flax. The seed hard rate can reach 30%-60%. In the year of direct seeding, only stems and leaves will grow without flowering, and the second year will bloom and produce seeds.

The efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine of skullcap extract

1. Spontaneous perspiration due to physical deficiency: It is mostly used for spontaneous perspiration caused by physical weakness and physical weakness. If the surface qi is not solid, and sweating, use Skullcap with Atractylodes, wind-proof treatment, long-term use will be effective. Fang Ruyu Pingfeng Powder; also can be used with floating wheat, ephedra root, etc.

2. Night sweats due to yin deficiency: It can be used with Shengdi, Ophiopogon japonicus and other yin nourishing drugs.

3. Acute nephritis and edema: It is used for virtual edema caused by insufficient yang qi, and is often used in combination with Fangji, Poria, Atractylodes, etc., such as Fangji Huangqi Decoction.

4. Chronic nephritis, edema, spleen and kidney deficiency: often used together with Codonopsis, Atractylodes and Poria.

5. Yang qi weakness: used for sores and ulcers that do not rupture for a long time and invaginate, which has the effect of promoting rupture and limitation. Carbuncle does not wear the head for a long time, it is often used together with pangolin, saponin, angelica and chuanxiong.

6. Sore and ulceration: If the mouth is not closed for a long time, it has the effect of producing muscle and closing the mouth. Purging of pus, equivalent to Codonopsis and cinnamon.

7. Lung-Qi deficiency syndrome: chronic cough and asthma, shortness of breath and fatigue, phlegm in the lung can not be coughed out. It is often used in combination with aster, coltsfoot, etc., to warm the lungs and relieve asthma, and to strengthen the lungs and qi. The spleen produces phlegm, and the lung stores phlegm, so it is good for treating qi deficiency by strengthening taiyin to expel phlegm, and skullcap tonifying qi.

8. Qi Deficiency and Weakness: Fatigue and weakness, or subsidence of Qi, prolapse of the anus, and prolapse of the uterus. To invigorate the spleen and spleen, it is often used in combination with Codonopsis pilosula, Atractylodes, etc.; it is used to invigorate qi and raise yang, and it is often used in combination with Codonopsis pilosula, Cimicifuga, Bupleurum, Zhigancao, etc.

Clinical Application of Skullcap Extract

1. Hypertension

2. Ischemic heart disease

3. Acute glomerulonephritis

4. Helicobacter pylori-positive gastric ulcer

5. Psoriasis

6. Diabetes

7. Chronic rhinitis

8. Osteoporosis

Skullcap Extract Supplier

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