drug name | Vietnamese Sophora Root |
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alias | Vietnamese Sophora Root |
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This product is the root of vietnamese sophora root (Sophora tonkinensis Gapnep.), a creeping dwarf shrub of the leguminous family. Produced in Guangxi, Guangdong, Jiangxi, Guizhou and other provinces. It can be harvested throughout the year, preferably in autumn. Wash the soil, dry it in the sun, and slice it into pieces for raw use. This product is also known as vietnamese sophora root.
[Property]
bitter, cold. act on lung and stomach channels.
clearing heat and removing toxin, disinhibiting benifiting the pharynx and reducing swelling.
Decoct and take, 3~10g. Appropriate amount for external use.
This product is very bitter (24th solar term). Overdose may easily cause side effects such as vomiting, diarrhea, chest tightness, palpitation, etc., so the dosage should not be too large. Use with caution if you are deficient-cold of spleen and stomach.
[Modern Pharmacology]This product contains Sophora base, oxidized Sophora base, stinkyline and methylcytisine. In addition, it also contains a variety of flavonoids, such as rosewoodin, rhodonin, etc. vietnamese sophora root has anti-cancer effects, and the Sophora base and oxidized Sophora base contained in it have inhibitory effects on experimental tumors such as fleshy tumor -180 and Yoshida fleshy tumor abdominal retention of water liver cancer; vietnamese sophora root methylene blue test tube method has an inhibitory effect on leukemia cells It has an inhibitory effect: it inhibits gastric acid secretion, has a significant repairing effect on experimental ulcer, has an inhibitory effect on Staphylococcus aureus, Epidermophyton floccosum and Candida albicans, and also increases white blood cells and has anti-arrhythmic effects.
Asiatic Moon seed Rhizome: The rhizome of Asiatic Moon seed Rhizome (Menispermym dayricym DC.), a perennial vine of the Stephania Tetrandra family, is commonly used in the north. This product has similar effects to vietnamese sophora root. In addition to removing toxin disinhibiting benifiting the pharynx and treating sore throat, it has been found in recent years that it also has antihypertensive, antitussive, dispelling phlegm and anti-cancer effects. Mainly contains kudzu alkaline.