Yellow-leaf sophora (Sophora flavescens)

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Sophora flavescens · Plant

Sophora flavescens
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Indications
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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 Yellow-leaf sophora for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Hemorrhage SyndromeInflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Yellow-leaf sophora 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 flavescens 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.