The efficacy and function of Sophora japonica

Sophora japonica is a very common Chinese medicine in our daily life and is also very important in our daily life. However, some people don’t know much about the effects and functions of Sophora japonica, so let us learn about it in detail below.

[Source] It is the root and fruit of the leguminous plant Sophora japonica . Roots can be harvested throughout the year. Fruits, harvested in autumn.

[Original form] Deciduous tree, 4 to 16 meters high. The bark is gray-brown; young branches are gray-green, two-year-old branches are purple-brown, glabrous, and have small lenticels. The leaves are odd-pinnate compound leaves, alternate, with 9 to 11 leaflets, membranous, ovate at the base, about 5 cm long; the upper leaves gradually become larger, ovate-elliptical or oblong; the apical leaves are obovate-elliptical, 10 cm long and 4 to 5 cm wide, smooth on the upper side, and sparsely covered with light brown soft hairs along the main veins on the lower side. Inflorescence lax, terminal or axillary; peduncle brown with short soft hairs. The flowers are about 20 mm long and white; the calyx is bell-shaped, with 5 lobes at the apex and triangular calyx teeth; the petals are almost equal in length, the standard petal is nearly round and slightly concave at the apex; there are 10 stamens, nearly separated; the ovary is linear, with short petioles and densely covered with silky hairs. The pods are flat, 4.5 cm long, about 12 mm wide, and densely covered with short soft hairs. Flowering period is from June to July. The fruiting period is from September to October.

[Habitat distribution] Growing in mixed woods on hillsides. Distributed in Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangxi, Hubei, Sichuan, Guizhou and other places.

[Functions and indications] Treat joint pain: 2 liang of fresh root of Sophora japonica, plus 2 liang each of Acanthopanax acanthopanax bark (Acanthopanax sphenanthera, Araliaceae) and Psoralea corylifolia (Araliaceae, Lycium barbarum, Glehnia littoralis ... Decoction in water, add rice wine and brown sugar, and take once in the morning and once in the evening before meals.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

[Source] From "Zhejiang Tianmu Yam Plant Records"

Above we introduced what Sophora japonica is. We know that Sophora japonica has very comprehensive effects and functions, so we can use Sophora japonica as a means of regulating the body in daily life.