The efficacy and function of Sophora japonica

The Chinese medicinal material Disoudou is a very good Chinese medicinal material. It has a very good effect in regulating the body and is also widely used in medicine. Let’s take a look together.

[Other names] Dragonfly, Diamond Yellow of Fern, Chicken Blood Lotus (Common Chinese Herbal Medicines in Sichuan), Blood Lotus, Phoenix Tail Seven (Catalogue of Guizhou Medicinal Plants).

[Source] It is the rhizome and whole herb of the lanceolate crescent fern of the Venus fern family. Harvest in autumn.

[Original morphology] Perennial herb, 70-130 cm high. The rhizome is long and horizontal, thick, hard, up to 1 cm in diameter, dark brown, with longitudinal grooves. The fibrous roots are dark brown and densely covered with brown pubescence. Pinnate compound leaves, teleost; petiole stout, 15-25 cm long, straw color; leaf blade lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, 40-80 cm long, 18-30 cm wide, papery; pinnae 6-9 pairs, alternate, long linear to narrow linear-lanceolate, 15-30 cm long, acuminate at apex, shallowly serrated at margin, broadly cuneate at base, with short petiole, lateral veins pinnate, 7-9 pairs of veinlets. The sori are round and arranged in two rows near the lateral veins; there is no sori cover; the spores are bifacial.

[Habitat distribution] It grows in shady wetlands in ditches below mid-mountains or under forests. Distributed in Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Guangdong, Guangxi and other places.

[Properties and flavors] "Common Chinese Herbal Medicines in Sichuan": "bitter, cool."

【Functions and indications】 ① "Common Chinese Herbal Medicines in Sichuan": "Disperses blood stasis and removes dampness. Treats bruises, back pain, blood stasis and qi stagnation."

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 3 to 6 qian; or soaked in wine.

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After reading the above detailed introduction to the effects and functions of Rehmannia glutinosa, I believe many friends have already known the benefits of Rehmannia glutinosa. It can be seen that Sophora japonica is very beneficial to our human body. If you need it, you might as well give it a try.