Sophora Flower (Huaihua)
| Pharmaceutical Name: | Flos Sophorae |
| Botanical Name: | Sophora japonica L. |
| Common Name: | Sophora flower Pagoda Tree flower |
| Source of Earliest Record: | Rihuazi Bencao |
| Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations: | The flower buds are gathered in June or July and dried in the sun. |
| Properties and Taste: | Bitter and slightly cold |
| Meridian: | Liver and large intestine |
| Functions: | To cool blood and stop bleeding |
| Indications and Combinations: | Hemorrhages due to extravasation of blood by heat: a) Dysentery and bleeding due to hemorrhoids *Use with Biota tops (Cebaiye), Imperata rhizome (Baimaogen) and Agrimony (Xianhecao). b) Damp-heat accumulated in the intestines manifested as diarrhea or dysentery. *Use with Scutellaria root (Huangqin) and Pueraria root (Gegen); if the resulting manifestation is tenesmus, Coptis root (Huanglian) is used with Costus root (Muxiang) in the formula Xiang Lian Wan. |
| Dosage: | 10-15 g |