Patient's question:
I finally got pregnant a while ago, and it's been three months now. However, I've been feeling lower back pain lately, and I've also had some abdominal pain and a small amount of vaginal bleeding. This scared me, so I quickly went to the hospital for a check-up. The doctor said it was due to fetal restlessness and prescribed some traditional Chinese medicine for regulation, including Huangqin.What kind of help do I need: What are the effects and functions of Huangqin?
Doctor's answer:
Scutellaria, also known as Tu Jin Cha Gen (Earth Golden Tea Root), Shan Cha Gen (Mountain Tea Root), and Huang Jin Tiao Gen (Golden Bar Root), is a plant in the Lamiaceae family. It refers to the roots of Scutellaria, Scutellaria baicalensis, Scutellariae velutinae, and Scutellariae lichiangensis. Scutellaria is also a highly valuable traditional Chinese medicine with both medicinal and edible uses, possessing dual value.The effects and functions of Scutellaria:
Scutellaria has the functions of clearing heat, drying dampness,fire detoxifying, stopping bleeding, and calming the fetus. It is commonly used to treat conditions such as damp-heat and summer-heat chest tightness and nausea, damp-heat abdominal distension, diarrhea, jaundice, lung heat cough, high fever with thirst, blood-heat hemoptysis, carbuncles and sores, and fetal restlessness. In fact, Scutellaria has many other effects, including antioxidant, anti-cataract, and anti-cancer properties, making it extremely valuable.
In daily life, for its edible uses, we can make Scutellaria wine, which can treat recurrent canker sores and detoxify and relieve pain. We can also steep Scutellaria flowers in tea, which is beneficial for clearing heat, expelling dampness, diuretic detoxification, and lowering blood pressure.
Precautions when taking Scutellaria:
Scutellaria is bitter and cold, which can harm the stomach. People with weak stomachs and cold conditions should avoid it to prevent worsening their condition. Those with symptoms such as blood deficiency and abdominal pain should also use caution when taking Scutellaria, as it may cause adverse reactions and greater harm to the body.