Medicinal properties and contraindications to Scutellaria baikal

Among the huge variety of species of terrestrial flora, it is more difficult to find a plant that does not have medicinal properties. Many of them, moreover, have not yet been fully studied, and even poison in small quantities, as experts say, sometimes heals. You need to know what, when and in what doses to take. Among these plants there are toxic, to some extent dangerous, and there are peaceful, harmless ones.

One of these flowers is the Baikal Skullcap. The places of its growth are the Transbaikalia and the Far East, although other representatives of its genus grow in different countries of the world around the globe. In folk medicine, the roots and rhizomes of skullcap are used.

Western medicine considers it to be an excellent natural adaptogen, and in Chinese folk healing this plant is a universal component of many medicines. The preparations, which include Scutellaria Baikal, relieve inflammation and lower the temperature, and soothe the nervous system. They are used to relieve headaches and improve sleep, dilate blood vessels. With fatigue and menopause, various disorders of the cardiovascular system and gastrointestinal tract, neuroses, hypertension and myocarditis, against worms and other problems, this amazing plant will help. The most commonly used alcohol tincture. You can also make a water-based infusion or decoction without alcohol.

Contraindications to Scutellaria Baikal are individual intolerance. If you feel worse after taking the tincture, you should stop treatment and seek help from specialists who can find a more successful analogue. Basically, the plant, as mentioned above, is quite safe and peaceful. There were cases when it was even used to treat late toxicosis in pregnant women (in a complex, as a study).