This product is the flower bud of the deciduous tree Sophora japonica (Sophora japonica L.) from the legume family. It is cultivated in most regions of the country. The buds are picked when they are about to bloom in summer and then dried in the sun. They can be used raw or stir-fried to scorch.

bubble_chart Properties and Meridians

Bitter, slightly cold. act on liver and large intestine channels.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Cooling blood and stopping bleeding, clearing liver heat.

bubble_chart Indications

1. is used for hemorrhagic syndrome caused by blood heat, such as hematemesis, epistaxis, bloody stool, hemorrhoidal bleeding, etc., especially for hemorrhoidal bleeding and bloody stool in the lower digestive tract. This product is cold and bitter in nature, and is good at clearing and purging the heat and fire of the large intestine, cooling blood, and stopping bleeding. For treating bloody defecation and bloody stool, it is often combined with Schizonepeta and Platycladus, such as in Yu Huai Zang Lian Wan; for treating hematemesis and epistaxis, it is often combined with lalang grass rhizome.
2. is used for symptoms such as headache and red eyes caused by up-flaming of liver fire. Modern clinical practice also commonly uses it for hypertension with excessive liver fire, as it has the effects of clearing heat, improving vision, and lowering blood pressure. It can be used alone by decocting and drinking as tea, or combined with Prunella and Chrysanthemum Flower.

bubble_chart Documentation

1. Rihuazi Bencao: "Treats five types of hemorrhoids, heart pain, red eyes, kills intestinal worms and heat, treats skin wind and bloody defecation, diarrhea with blood, and dysentery with red and white discharge."
2. Bencao Beiyao: "Enters the liver and the blood aspect of the large intestine to cool blood, treats wind-heat red eyes, dysentery with red and white discharge, five types of hemorrhoids with bloody defecation, vomiting, and various types of bleeding."

bubble_chart Usage and Dosage

Decoct 10-15g. For hemostasis, use after stir-frying to scorch; for clearing heat and purging fire, use raw.

bubble_chart Modern Pharmacology

This product contains beautiful steetgum resin glycosides, Sophora Flower components A, B, and C, and tannins. It can reduce the permeability and fragility of capillaries, shorten bleeding time, enhance capillary resistance, lower blood pressure, prevent and treat stirred pulse hardening, and has effects such as dilating coronary vessels and improving myocardial circulation.

bubble_chart Supplementary Medicinals

Japanese Pagodatree Pod: The fruit of the Sophora japonica. Its properties and effects are similar to those of the Sophora Flower, with a weaker hemostatic effect but the added benefit of moistening the intestines. It is primarily used for hemorrhoidal bleeding, bloody stool, constipation, and red eyes. Decoction, 10-15g. Use with caution during pregnancy.