02-10-2008, 01:55 PM
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Baikal Skullcap (Chinese Skullcap)
https://www.sacredmedicinesanctuary.c...l_skullcap.pdf
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Baikal skullcap root contains at least 26 different flavonoids,
including a yellow flavone called baicalein with a structure very
similar to quercetin, a bioflavonoid frequently used to treat
allergies, especially asthma and hayfever, but also allergic eczema
and rashes.
The Chinese skullcap contains two additional important flavonoids,
baicalin and wogonin, that are known to reduce inflammation, the
body's natural response to irritation and/or infection. Baicalin is believed
to inhibit angiogenesis and thus to restrain the growth of tumors. Unlike
wogonin, baicalin stimulates the secretion of bile.
Recently, German researchers with the Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum in Heidelberg determined
that wogonin causes apoptosis in cultured leukemia cells. Dr. Min Li-Weber says that wogonin radically
increases the production of hydrogen peroxide in tumor cells as compared to healthy cells, thus making
it safer than other methods using hydrogen peroxide because there is less risk to healthy tissue.
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