The efficacy and function of Sophora flavescens

As the pressure of modern life increases, more and more health care methods are emerging, but the most popular ones are still traditional Chinese medicine and Chinese medicine that have been tested for thousands of years. For example, Sophora flavescens fruit, what are the effects and functions of Sophora flavescens fruit? Let me introduce it to you today.

[Other names] Sophora flavescens seeds (Compendium of Materia Medica), Sophora bitter bean (Inner Mongolia's "Selected Materials on New Chinese Herbal Medicine Treatments").

[Source] It is the seeds of Sophora flavescens of the Leguminosae family. The fruits are harvested when they are ripe in July and August, the pods are removed, and they are dried and stored.

[Chemical composition] The seeds contain 14.76% oil and a small amount of gentianine.

【Nature and flavor】 "Compendium of Materia Medica": "bitter, cold."

【Functions and indications】 ① "Tang Materia Medica": "improve eyesight."

[Usage and Dosage] For oral administration: grind into powder, 3 to 5 fen.

[Additional prescription] ① For the treatment of acute bacillary dysentery: Grind bitter beans into powder and pack them into capsules or press them into tablets. Take 0.5 grams each time, four times a day. (Inner Mongolia "Selected Materials on New Chinese Herbal Medicine Treatment Methods")

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

[Source] From "Tang Materia Medica".

The above describes some ways to eat Sophora flavescens fruit. Although many medicinal herbs can be eaten, we must remind everyone that Chinese medicines generally cannot be taken indiscriminately and should be used according to your own situation.