
Scientists from Chenshan revealed ancient secrets of medicinal plant Scutellaria baicalensis
The precious chemistry of a plant used for 2000 years in Chinese traditional medicine has been unlocked in project that raises the prospect of rapid access to a wide array of therapeutic drugs. Carried out by Shanghai Chenshan Botanical
Garden, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, and John Innes Centre of UK- the project has successfully delivered a high-quality reference genome of the mint-family member Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi. The plant,
commonly known as Chinese Skullcap, is well-known in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and is cultivated worldwide for its therapeutic properties.
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