Asian Journal
Of Traditional Medicines

Scutellaria baicalensis (S. baicalensis) is a heat-clearing and moisture-drying medicine, which is used to treat diseases such as  warm fever, upper respiratory tract infection, lung heat cough, moist heat jaundice, pneumonia, dysentery, hemoptysis, red  eyes, restless fetus, hypertension, abscess, swelling and boils. In recent years, with the in-depth study of its chemical composition  and pharmacological activity, it was found that the clinical antibacterial activity of S. baicalensis was significant, and it did not produce drug resistance. The chemical constituents and pharmacological effects of S. baicalensis were reviewed in this paper. This review can provide reference for further development and utilization of medicinal value of S. baicalensis.