Ash-white Bitter Bean (Sophora tonkinensis)
灰白苦马豆huī bái kǔ mǎ dòuHuibaikumadou
Sophora tonkinensis · Plant
2
Indications
4
With studies in people
Cautions
Contains matrine alkaloids; potentially toxic in high doses; may cause digestive upset; avoid during pregnancy.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Ash-white Bitter Bean for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Hemorrhage SyndromeInflammation Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Ash-white Bitter Bean does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit HeartBenefit Skin
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Sophora tonkinensis and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.
- Benefit Antimicrobial15 records, 3 in people
- Benefit Heart4 records, 3 in people
- Benefit Skin2 records, 2 in people
- Hemorrhage Syndrome0 records
- Inflammation Syndrome27 records, 7 in people