Bitter Bean (Sophora alopecuroides)

苦豆子kǔ dòu zǐKudouzi

Sophora alopecuroides · Plant

Sophora alopecuroides
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

Contains toxic alkaloids; may cause digestive upset and central nervous system effects; avoid during pregnancy.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Bitter Bean for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Hemorrhage SyndromeInflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says 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 alopecuroides 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.