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--> Qing Re Zao Shi --> ku shen |
| Pin-yin: |
ku shen |
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| English name: |
Sophora root |
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| Where grown: |
Throughout China. |
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| Source: |
Dried root of Sophora flavescens AIT. |
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| Ingredients: |
Matrine, Oxymatrine, Sophoranol, Sophocarpine, Baptifoline, Anagyrine, Kurarinol, Neokurarinol |
| Pharmacological effect: |
1) Ulcer-preventive effect: the herbal extract, matrine and oxymatrine have significant preventive effect on gastric ulcer in mice. 2) Effect on central nervous system: matrine has treatment effect on skeletal muscle similar to that of curare. It can also have anti-trichomonal property. 3) Flavanones can reduce ventricular fibrillation induced by chloroform in mice. It can also prevent irregular pulse induced by chloroform, adrenaline or aconitine in rabbits and mice. |
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| Properties: |
Bitter, cold |
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| Channels entered: |
Heart, liver, stomach, bladder, large intestine |
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| Function: |
Opens the orifices, generates saliva, dries dampness, clears heat, nourishes liver and gall, calms internal organs and is antiseptic. |
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| Major Clinic Usage: |
For jaundice, alcoholism, leukorrhea, hematochezia, bleeding hemorrhoids, prolapsed rectum, scrofula, burns, carbuncles and scabies. |
| Cautions: |
Do not use with Radix et Rhizoma Veratri(li lu). |
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| Usage and Dosage: |
4.5~9g. Proper amount for external use. Use decoctions to rinse wounds. |
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| Storage: |
Store in a dry place. Protect from mold and worm infestation. |
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