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Crude drug name

Market name黄芩
Formal name黄芩
Japanese nameおうごん, Ōgon
Vernacular nameHuangqin
Latin nameScutellariae Radix (JP), (CP)
English nameScutellaria Root (JP), Baical Skullcap Root (CP)
Used partClassificationPlant origin
Sub classification root
Production area informationPeople's Republic of China, Shaanxi Prov.
Collection informationJapan(ToS), Osaka Pref., Tochimoto Tenkaido Co., Ltd. [Non-commercial Sample]
Collection date2019/07/19
CollectorKatsuko Komatsu
TMPW No.30073

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108.93976999999995
Production area information
People's Republic of China,Shaanxi Prov.
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34.6937249
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Japan(ToS),Osaka Pref.
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Scientific information data base

Common name黄芩, Huangqin, Scutellariae Radix (JP18), (CP2020), Scutellaria Root (JP18), Baical Skullcap Root (CP2020)
Synonyms子芩,尖芩,片芩,山東黄芩
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Original plant nameScutellaria baicalensis Georgi, (Koganebana)
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Family nameLabiatae
Used partroot (without periderm)
Quality for selectionGood Huangqin is thick, long and dense. It is yellow without outer cover. (NI)
Shandon-huangqin and Rehe-huangqin are the highest quality.
Official compendiumJP XVIII, CP (2020 ed.)
Clinical applicationAs antiinflammatory drug and antifebrile, Huangqin is applied for inflammation, congestion, stuffiness in the abdomen, diarrhea, and stomachache.
Medical systemTraditional Chinese medicine
Drug effect in
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classification
Drugs for elimination heat and dampness
Beneficial effect[Property and Flavor] Cold; bitter.
[Meridian Tropism] Lung, gallbladder, spleen, large intestine and small intestine meridians.
[Actions] To clear heat and dry dampness, purge the fire, remove toxin, stop bleeding and prevent miscarriage.
[Indications] For discomfort in the chest, nausea and vomiting in epidemic febrile disease caused by damp-heat or summer-heat, feeling of fullness in the abdomen, acute dysentery or jaundice, cough due to heat in the lung, high fever with dire thirst, spitting of blood and epistaxis due to heat in the blood, carbuncle and sores, threatened abortion.
Chemical constituentMonosaccharides
(*C2):
D-Glucose

Oligosaccharides
(*C2):
Sucrose

Sterols
(*C1):
beta-Sitosterol, Campesterol, Stigmasterol

Flavones & Flavonols
(*C1):
Baicalin, Baicalein, Wogonin, Oroxylin A, 5,7,4'-Trihydroxy-8-methoxyflavone, 5,7,2',6-Tetrahydroxyflavone, Skullcapflavone I, Skullcapflavone II, 5,8-Dihydroxy-6,7-dimethoxyflavone, Oroxylin A glucuronide, Koganebananin
(*C2):
Wogonin-7-O-glucuronide

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Pharmacological effectAntifebrile, detoxicant, enhancement of bile secretion, inhibition of the secretion of gastric juices, antiinflammatory, antiallergic, antibacterial, improvement of lipid metabolism, inhibition of thrombus formation, acts on arachidonic acid metabolic system, etc. (flavonoids).
DNA sequenceTraditioal Medical & Parmaceutical Database.
Classical reference
(Chinese Herbal Classic "Zhenglei bencao")
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DiseaseFeeling of pressure in the chest, Vomitting, Full stomach, Diarrhea, Cough, High fever, Swelling and pain of the throat, Pyogenic dermatosis, Threatened abortion, Hematemesis, Nasal hemorrhage
FormulationAnzanto, Unseiin, Ogesan, Ogonto, Ogonkahangeshokyoto, Odoto, Oren'akyoto, Orengedokuto, Orengedokuto, Orenshodokuin, Otsujito, Kagenshahakusan, Kagenshosaikoto, Kagenryokakusan, Kagenryokakusan'ippo, Kakkon'oren'ogonto, Kakkonkahangeto, Kamisaikakujioto, Kankyooren'ogon'ninjinto, Kangento, Kanzoshashinto, Kanroin, Kufushokutsuto, Kumisaikoto, Keigairengyoto, Keigairengyoto, Keishigomotsuto, Gohekiin, Kowashakuyakuto, Gorinsan, Saikatsugekito, Saikanto, Saikokaboshoto, Saikokaryukotsuboreito, Saikokyohangekakaroto, Saikokeishito, Saikokeishikankyoto, Saikoshimotsuto, Saikoseikansan, Saikoyoeito, Saibokuto, Saireito, San'oshashinto, San'oshashinto (brewing), San'oto, Sammotsuogonto, Jijintsujito, Shakuyakuto, Shakuyakushimotsugekito, Shadojindaioto, Shahito, Shahitokaryukotsuboreito, Junchoto, Shokyoshashinto, Shosaikoto, Shosaikotokaorenbukuryo, Shosaikotokakikyosekko, Shosaikogohangekobokuto, Shozokumeito, Shobaishashinto, Shoyosankato, Jokinritsuansan, Shin'iseihaito, Seiishakato, Seiinrikakuto, Seishitsuto, Seishitsuketanto, Seijokentsuto, Seijobofuto, Seishinrenshiin, Seihaito, Seiryoin, Senkanmeimokuto, Daisaikoto, Daizokumeito, Daibyakuchuin, Jizutsuippo, Chimobukuryoto, Tokisan, Tokinentsuto, Tokibyakujutsusan, Tokirokuoto, Tonsonto, Naisoorento, Nisento, Nyoshinsan, Baimoto, Haiyoto, Hangeshashinto, Bofutsushosan, Hokikenchuto, Hochujishitsuto, Hontonto, Hontonto, Hontonto, Hontonto, Honposhakuyakuto, Ryutan-shakan-to, Ryutan-shakan-to, Rengyoto, Rengyoto, Rokumotsuogonto
ReferencesJP18: The 18th edition of the Japanese Pharmacopoeia.
CP2020: Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China 2020 edi.
C1)The Encyclopedia of Wakan-Yaku with Color Pictures Vol. I, pp 152-154.
C2)Outline of Pharmacognosy, a Textbook, pp 236-237.
RemarksNew roots with a dense internal part are called "Zigin" ("Tiaogin", "Zhigin" and "Wanzhou"). The apexes of the roots are called "Jiangin". "Sugin" and "Kugin" are the old roots, partially rotted with hollows. The flakes are called "Piangin" or "Pingshou".
Last renewal date2022/11/02