Sophora flower (Huaihua)
Sophora japonica L. (Fam. Fabaceae)
Pharmaceutical Name: Flos Sophorae
Botanical Name: Sophora japonica L. (Fam. Fabaceae).
Common Name: Sophora flower, Pagoda
tree flower.
Source of Earliest Record: Rihuazi
Bencao.
Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical
Preparations:
Dried flower or flower bud.
Flos Sophorae Immaturus is the
dried flower
or flower bud
of Sophora japonica L. (Fam. Fabaceae). The flower is known as Huai Hua, whereas the flower bud is Huai
Mi. Grown in most provinces in China, it is collected in June and July, dried
in sunlight, and used unprepared or stir-baked.
Properties & Taste: Bitter and
slightly cold.
Meridians: Liver and large intestine.
Functions: To cool blood and stop
bleeding.
Indications & Combinations: Hemorrhages
due to extravasation of blood by heat:
a)
dysentery and bleeding due to hemorrhoids Sophora flower (Huaihua) is used with
Burnet root (Diyu);
b)
cough with blood and epistaxis Sophora flower (Huaihua) is used with Biota tops
(Cebaiye), Imperata rhizome (Baimaogen) and Agrimony (Xianhecao).
Dosage: 10-15, decocted in water for an oral dose.
Precautions: None noted.
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