Sophora Flower (Sophora japonica)
槐花huái huāHuaihua
Sophora japonica · Plant
2
Indications
5
With studies in people
Cautions
May increase bleeding risk; avoid with blood-thinning medications; avoid before surgery; may interact with diabetes medications.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Sophora Flower for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Hemorrhage SyndromeInflammation Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Sophora Flower 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 japonica 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 Antimicrobial13 records, 5 in people
- Benefit Heart15 records, 3 in people
- Benefit Skin15 records, 8 in people
- Hemorrhage Syndrome3 records, 1 in people
- Inflammation Syndrome46 records, 16 in people