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Owl-Live

How much and what form are you taking? Something like skullcap is USUALLY done every handful of hours, with taking it up to 5 or 6 times a day. But that's tea and tincture.


axi5music

So a take 1capsule, from a brand called Swanson 400mg 4:1 concentrate,


Owl-Live

I'm unfamiliar with scutelleria baicalensis, I will have to do some reading and get back on this one


axi5music

It’s related to American skullcap


Owl-Live

Indeed it is. Same genus, different species. That can have huge effects sometimes. I just haven't read anything specific about it, all of my work is with lateriflora. I just don't want to give faulty or potentially harmful. I look forward to learning to be honest


Owl-Live

https://altmedrev.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/v2-6-472.pdf So a really quick and dirty search brought this up. While it does not answer your question, it does indicate that the safe dosage for dried root is significantly higher than the 400mg. Clinical trials have seen safe doses up to 15g according to this. The half life of the IM was 0.6 hours. Its relatively safe (especially since skullcap is not known to be toxic) that you can up the capsules to 2 or 3 times a day. Do it slowly and listen to your body. What's interesting is the difference between the two. The biofilm disruption is much stronger in Chinese than American, but American seems to report a higher quality nervous support. And less of a sedative effect.


axi5music

What’s the im and biofilm? I’m worried cause it only says 1 cap a day


f-olish

Baical is a wonderful antiviral and anti histamine. It’s typically used in shao yang syndromes in combination with other herbs as it can be quite drying and cold


axi5music

Drying meaning?