Chinese Skullcap (Scutellaria baicalensis) is a favorite broad spectrum anti-viral that we wanted to highlight on this beautiful snowy day. Some of its impressive anti-viral actions include; inhabiting viral replication, suppressing viral gene expression, reducing vital RNA in infected cells, inhibiting viral fusion with cells, protecting cell membranes from virus-initiated cytokines, regulating anti-viral immunity, inhibits vital release from infected cells- which stops vital entry into host cells, stimulating innate resistance to viral infections, and so very much more.
So it's easy to see why it's one of our absolute favorite preventative but also acute herbs for flu strains, and viruses as a whole including lyme disease, Epstein-Barr, herpes, hepatitis, measles, HIV, and mono.
Chinese Skullcap, additionally, is synergistic with other anti-virals and works really well when combined with licorice.
It is also proven active against candida, various strains or staph, salmonella, bordetella, and much more.
For over 2,000 years, the root of this miraculous herb has been prepared as a traditional Chinese medicine treatment for infections. Tibetans have use it additionally for everything from wounds to fever to indigestion and gastric issues.
It has been used for cancers such as breast and liver cancer. And it is proven to work synergistically with some cancer treatments.
There is even some recent data showing it's also helpful against rheumatoid arthritis and coronary artery disease.
It reaches peak in the plasma and body in one hour and only lasts 4 hours in the body, so it is one that you would take a maximum daily dose of 4 - 5 times daily.
Note that if you are taking pharmaceuticals,Chinese Skullcap may counteract due to its many beneficial properties, and you should always consult your physician.
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It is the original medicine used exclusively just a little over 100 years ago until the dawn of time. And we are committed to reminding others of this. ❤️
We have over 150 different individual tinctures available.
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