Talk:Scutellaria baicalensis

Confusion

"This confusion can result in the intake of the lateriflora variety which is often processed and contaminated with other plants with high enough levels of toxicity to be of concern." This is statement is false. S. lateriflora is the the most common skullcap consumed or smoked on the U.S. market. It is also the least potent/psychoactive. Sounds like someone in the pharmaceutical industry, lol. 66.139.155.149 (talk) 11:15, 3 March 2012 (UTC)

Antiviral

I don't believe that the claim "It is an antiviral agent effective against influenza virus" is accurate as written. It needs to be rephrased to supply context (what does "it" refer to? effective in what way?) or needs to be removed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.114.189.211 (talk) 18:09, 24 June 2012 (UTC)

For now I have removed this statement. If a clearer and well-referenced (WP:MEDRS) statement can be written, it can be added back in. -- Ed (Edgar181) 14:53, 10 July 2012 (UTC)

Chemistry section

I have removed content from the chemistry section and transferred it to the respective articles: baicalein,baicalin, wogonin, and β-sitosterol. The information related to these chemical compounds is much more relevant there than here. Including it in this article gives the misleading impression that in vitro pharmacology of these minor chemical components has some relevance to medical treatment in humans, when there is no such connection claimed in the referenced studies. -- Ed (Edgar181) 14:53, 10 July 2012 (UTC)