| Scutellaria barbata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Scutellaria |
| Species: | S. barbata |
| Binomial name | |
| Scutellaria barbata Don. |
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Scutellaria barbata is a plant used in traditional Chinese medicine. Other names include ban zhi lian (Chinese: 半枝莲; pinyin: bànzhīlián), scullcap or skullcap, barbat skullcap, skute barbata, or herba scutellariae barbatae.
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An extract of Scutellaria barbata called BZL101 containing the antioxidant flavonoid scutellarin, has been shown to induce apoptosis of ovarian and breast tumor cells in vitro.[1]
Scutellaria barbata is used in some traditional herbal sleeping remedies and for anxiety, migraines, and depression.[2]
Bionovo is testing its use as a treatment for advanced breast cancer and pancreatic cancer.