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| Health Benefits |
| For: Urinary track infection • Hypertension • Insomnia • Diarrhea • Genital sores • Herpes • Bronchial asthma • Bronchitis • Bacterial dysentery • Dysuria • Intestinal bleeding • Viral hepatitis • Leukopenia |
| Attributes: hypotensive • immunostimulant • antibiotic • hepatoprotective • antiparasitic • sedative • antiasthmatic • anticancer • antiarrhythmic |
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Constituents: Oxymatrine • Furanocoumarins • Cytosine • Kushenols • Sophoridine • Kurarinol • Sophocarpine • Sophordine
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| Fun Facts |
Other Names: Ku Shen Gen • Yellow Sophora Root
Plant Family: Fabaceae |
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| Sophora flavescens is in the USDA Plant Database. Drill down via USDA Interactive Map: |
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USA: Sophora flavescens is not found in the wild.
USDA Zones: 5-9
Native: East Asia, China, Russia
Habitats: Sandy soil, mountain slopes, lowland grassy areas, river valleys
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| Properties, Actions, Indications, etc. Category: Clear Heat Dry Dampness |
| English: Sophora Root Pinyin: Ku Shen Pharmaceutical: Radix Sophorae Flavescentis |
| Organs: Bladder • Heart • Liver • Large Intestine • Stomach Temperature: Cold |
| Taste: Bitter Toxicity: |
| Patterns: Damp heat • Wind • Parasites • Itching |
| Actions: Promote urination • Kill parasites • Clear heat • Dry dampness • Alleviate itching • Dispel wind |
| Indications: Lower burner damp heat • Itching • Jaundice • Skin lesions • Bleeding hemorrhoids • Odorous vaginal discharge • |
| Contraindications: Spleen deficiency cold • Stomach deficiency cold • Fever-less kidney deficiency |
| Typical Dosage: 3g - 10g; Max 30 g Guidelines |
| Parts Used: Root |
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| Combine With |
Purpose |
| + Mu Xiang + Gan Cao |
Diarrhea, damp heat dysentery3,18 |
| + Huang Bai + She Chuang Zi + Ming Fan |
Itching - skin lesions and abscesses (topical)3,18 |
| + Chan Tui + Jing Jie |
Itching- skin only (topical)3,18 |
| She Chuang Zi |
Itching - genitals (topical)18 |
| Use alone as wash |
Genital sores18 |
| + Da Feng Zi + Cang Er Zi |
Leprosy3,18 |
| + Bai Xian Pi + Chi Shao + Hong Hua + Sang Zhi + Fang Feng + Lian Qiao + Chuan Shan Jia + Zao Jiao Ci + Chan Tui + She Tui |
Uticaria (hives)3,18 |
| Use alone or + Che Qian Zi + Pu Gong Ying |
Dysuria/painful urination, irritative bladder symptoms3,18 |
| + Zhi Zi + Huang Bai + Long Dan Cao |
Jaundice18 |
| + Ku Lian Pi |
Hemorrhoid pain3,18 |
| + She Chuang Zi + Dan Shen |
Eczema3 |
| + Huai Hua + Di Yu |
Bleeding hemorrhoids3 |
| + Dang Gui + Zhe Bei Mu |
Pregnancy urinary difficulty3 |
| Alert |
Be cautions with all medicine.
- Ku Shen contains furanocoumarins, which causes a grapefruit effect on certain medications. Furanocoumarins can inhibit enteric CYP3A, which impacts the activity of drug metabolizing enzymes. This can lead to an overdose or poor absorption of some medication.
- Ku Shen has cytosine, which can be toxic like nicotine. Overdose can lead to poisoning.
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| Potential Drug Interactions |
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Herbal medicine may interact negatively with pharma drugs and other herbs. Examples below:
Herbs: Incompatible with Li Lu • Antagonizes Lou Lu, Tu Si Zi, and Bei Mu ♦ Grapefruit Effect: Dang Gui, Bai Zhi, Ban Xia, Ku Shen
Pharma Drugs:♦ Grapefruit Effect: benzodiazepines midazolam (anit-depressants) , blood pressure reducers , terfenadine (antihistamine) , triazolam (anti-depressants)
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Bibliography: [5],[8],[15]
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