Effects and functions of Sophora flavescens

Sophora flavescens is a traditional Chinese medicine. It can be used together with other traditional Chinese medicines to treat some diseases and has great benefits for the body. Many people don't quite understand its effects. So, what are the effects and functions of Sophora flavescens? How should it be used? Let’s take a look with the editor below.

The efficacy and function of Sophora flavescens

Skin care and beauty effects

Sophora flavescens can balance plant oils, refine pores, remove skin impurities, promote the repair of neural cells, make the skin more delicate, and has the effect of skin care and beauty.

Antibacterial effect

The ether extract and alcohol extract of Sophora flavescens have a strong antibacterial effect on Staphylococcus aureus; the water-infused agent of Sophora flavescens has an inhibitory effect on Trichophyton violaceum, Trichophyton homosexualus, Trichophyton sylvatica, and Microsporum audouinum.

Anti-tumor effect

Sophora flavescens has an inhibitory effect on Ehrlich ascites carcinoma and sarcoma-180 in mice in vitro.

Whitening effect

The total sophora flavescens alkaloids and sophora flavescens oxynitrite in sophora flavescens have the effect of increasing white blood cells, and have a therapeutic effect on leukopenia caused by direct exposure to X-rays and cobalt radiation.

Anti-infection effect

Sophora flavescens has an inhibitory effect on the ear swelling caused by croton oil in mice, the increased abdominal exudation in mice caused by acetic acid, and the swelling of the rat's foot pad caused by carrageenan.

Anti-arrhythmic effect

Sophora flavescens can resist ventricular fibrillation in cats caused by chloroform-adrenaline; it can also resist arrhythmia in rats caused by aconitine and ventricular fibrillation in guinea pigs caused by ouabain. It has significant protective effects against atrial fibrillation in mice induced by chloroform inhalation, arrhythmia in rats induced by aconitine, and arrhythmia in rabbits induced by chloroform-adrenaline; total flavonoids from Sophora flavescens can also resist the cardiac rhythm disorders caused by spontaneous body mass and ouabain.

Antiasthmatic and expectorant effects

Sophora flavescens achieves its antiasthmatic effect by stimulating β-kinase, eliminating bronchospasm and inhibiting the release of antigens and slow-reacting substances. Studies have shown that Sophora flavescens has significant expectorant effects.

Stable effect

Sophora flavescens has a stable effect. It has a mild analgesic effect when used alone, and can enhance the analgesic effect when used together with threshold dose morphine.

Anti-allergic effect

Sophora flavescens can reduce the release of skin allergens and has anti-allergic effect.

Sophora flavescens operation method

Decoction bath therapy

Put 50 grams of Sophora flavescens into water and boil for 30 minutes. When the temperature drops to a suitable temperature, soak the whole body in it.

Sophora flavescens fumigation bath

Use the Sophora flavescens liquid to wash the injured area while it is still hot, and apply hot compress with a cotton towel dipped in water. Once a day, 30 minutes each time.

Sophora flavescens foot bath

Once a day, 30 minutes each time.

Sophora flavescens bath

It can treat symptoms such as itchy diarrhea, cold and damp diarrhea, jaundice and red urine in women, twice a day, each time for about 30 minutes.