Figure 1.

Effect of scutellaria baicalensis stem-leaf total flavonoid (SSTF) on neurological function in rats with cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury.

After rats were pretreated with SSTF 50, 100, or 200 mg/kg per day (SFTFI, II, III) for 7 days, and underwent 2-hour ischemia and 24-hour reperfusion, the neurological functions were evaluated with Longa's method[10] using a 5-point (0–4) scoring scale: higher scores indicate more severe neurological deficits.

Data are expressed as mean ± SD; there were eighteen rats in each group. ^aP < 0.01, vs. control group and sham group; ^bP < 0.01, vs. model group; ^cP < 0.01, vs. SSTF low-dose group (one-way analysis of variance and least significant difference test).