Status: Conventional

Botanical name: Scutellaria baicalensis

Family: Lamiaceae

Part Used: Root

Actions: Anti-allergic, Anti-Inflammatory, Anti-viral, Antioxidant

Uses:

Allergic skin conditions such as dermatitis/eczema, as well as hayfever and asthma.

Often used in Traditional Chinese Medicine for acute respiratory, relieve headaches, and alleviate allergy symptoms and gastrointestinal infections. May be used to promote healthier menstruation.

Baikal Skullcap Root has also been used for hypertension, to lower blood pressure.

Precautions: Avoid in first trimester of pregnancy.

Caution with blood pressure medications- would need to regularly monitor blood pressure.

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