Skullcap Extract

Introduction Of Skullcap Extract

This product is a light yellow powder of Scutellaria baicalensis made by extraction and drying; slight gas, bitter flavor. It can be used in medicine as well as cosmetics, and is a good raw material for functional beauty cosmetics.

Baicalin is a flavonoid compound extracted and isolated from the root of Scutellaria baicalensis, with significant biological activity, antibacterial, diuretic, anti-inflammatory, anti-metamorphic and antispasmodic effects, and has a strong anti-cancer response and other physiological effects. In clinical medicine has occupied an important position. Huanglingxie can also absorb ultraviolet rays, remove oxygen free radicals, and can inhibit the generation of melanin, so it can be used in both medicine and cosmetics, is a good functional beauty and cosmetic raw materials.

Function Of Skullcap Extract

(1) Anti-inflammatory and anti-anaphylactic reaction

Baicalin can inhibit the Schul-tz-Dale reaction of isolated trachea and ileum, hurt the enzyme activation system of mast cells, inhibit the release of allergic mediators, and thus do not produce allergic reactions, in addition, it also has a direct relaxation effect on the smooth muscle itself. Baicalin and baicalin can inhibit allergic swelling and inflammation.

(2) Anti-microbial effect

Scutellaria baicalensis has a wide antimicrobial spectrum, in vitro against dysentery bacillus, diphtheria bacillus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, staphylococcus, streptococcus, diphthero-pneumoniae, and meningococcus, etc., the decoction for throat spray, meningitis carriers are also effective, even if penicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Scutellaria baicalensis is still sensitive. For a variety of skin pathogenic fungi in vitro also has inhibitory power, and can kill leptospirosis.

(3) Antihypertensive, diuretic effect

Scutellaria baicalensis extract, baicalin can play a hypotensive effect. Directly dilate blood vessels, may also act on the vascular receptors, reflex caused by lowering blood pressure. Scutellaria galericulata has no antihypertensive effect.

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