The invention relates to a compound with anti-
parkinsonism pharmacological activity, which is called
baicalin, with a systematic name that: the anti-PD pharmacological activity of
baicalin acting on two kinds of animals with
parkinsonism disease shows that the
baicalin can protect the nigrostriatal
dopaminergic neurons of animals of a PD model. The research results comprise that: (1) researches are carried out to check whether the baicalin can protect mice with
parkinsonism disease induced by 1-methyl-4-phenyl1, 2, 3, 6-tetrahydropyridine (
MPTP); and (2) researches are carried out to check whether the baicalin can protect rats with parkinsonism
disease induced by
rotenone; and the results of the researches shows that the baicalin can protect the nigrostriatal
dopaminergic neurons of animals of the PD model, can reduce the loss of the nigrostriatal
dopaminergic neurons, promote the growth of
dopaminergic neuron protuberances, prevent the reduction of
striatum dopamine, decrease the percentage of praxeological change occurring on animals, reduce total praxeological credits and improve the praxeological symptom of PD rats. The pharmacological activity of the baicalin suggests that the baicalin has great application significance in stopping the development of
Parkinsonism disease.