ancient wisdom Β· Herb
Lightyellow Sophora Root; Root of Lightyellow Sophora
Lightyellow Sophora Root; Root of Lightyellow Sophora. Class: Heat-Clearing And Dampnessdrying Medicinal. Properties: Bitter; Cold. Meridians: Heart; Liver; Stomach; Large Intestine; Bladder
πΏ Names
Pinyin Name
Ku Shen
δΈζε (Chinese)
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Latin Name
Radix Sophorae Flavescentis; Sophorae Flavescentis Radix
English Name
Lightyellow Sophora Root; Root of Lightyellow Sophora
β― TCM Properties
Properties (ζ§ε³)
Bitter; Cold
Meridians (ε½η»)
Heart; Liver; Stomach; Large Intestine; Bladder
Part Used
Dried root
Therapeutic Class (EN)
Heat-Clearing And Dampnessdrying Medicinal
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π©Ί Clinical Profile
Function (εθ½)
To dispel wind and eliminate damp, relieve cough and transform phlegm, quicken blood and resolve toxin.
Indication (δΈ»ζ²»)
Wind-damp impediment pain, cough of phlegm asthma, fracture due to knocks and falls, swollen sore of welling abscess and boil, galactostasis.
Clinical Manifestations
1. matrine and oxymatrine counter the arrhythmia induced by chloroform-adrenaline or aconitine, and its injection slows heart rate and weakens myocardial contractility in experimental animals.2. inhibitory on the contraction of sensitized guinea-pig intes
π External References
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