Objectives: The influence of original drugs from Scutellaria baicalensis (SB) Georgi (dry extract, powder of rhizomes and roots, tablets "Scutex" on the basis of the dry extract and capsules "Scutella", which contain powder of rhizomes with roots) was
Baicalin, the main active flavonoid constituent of Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi, has been reported to exert antidepressant effects. Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis plays important roles in depression. However, antidepressant effect and mechanism of baicalin on HPA axis in
Impaired neurogenesis in hippocampus may contribute to a variety of neurological diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease and depression. Baicalin (BA), which is mainly isolated from the root Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi (traditional Chinese herb), which was reported to facilitate
Baicalin isolated from Scutellaria baicalensis possesses antidepressant abilities through its relation to hippocampal neurogenesis. Current research has found that baicalin can promote the proliferation of hippocampal granule cells, however, the detailed mechanism of baicalin on the survival
Recent studies focused on the pharmacology and feasibility of herbal compounds as a potential strategy to target a variety of human diseases ranging from metabolic to brain disorders. Accordingly, bioactive ingredients which are found within a variety of herbal compounds are reported to produce both
Research in the area of herbal psychopharmacology has increased markedly over the past decades. To date however, a comprehensive review of herbal antidepressant, anxiolytic and hypnotic psychopharmacology and applications in depression, anxiety and insomnia has been absent. A search of MEDLINE
Chronic mild unpredictable stress (CUMS) causes neurogenesis damage in the hippocampus and depressive-like behaviors such as cognitive impairment. Radix Scutellariae from the dry root of Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi, with the common name Baikal skullcap. In this study, we demonstrated that Radix
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