The efficacy and function of purple Sophora japonica flowers

When it comes to the efficacy and functions of purple locust flowers, many people are blank, because locust flowers are basically not seen in daily life, so let alone the efficacy and functions of locust flowers. In fact, the thing we see most about purple locust flowers in real life is probably purple locust flower honey.

Purple locust flower honey is different from ordinary honey. Purple locust flower honey is thicker and purer, with almost no impurities, and it is extremely rich in nutritional value. Let me introduce it in detail below.

Medicinal value

1. Treatment of psoriasis: Take Sophora japonica flowers, fry them until they turn yellow, grind them into fine powder, take 1 qian each time, twice a day, with warm water after meals. Sophora japonica flowers can also be made into honey pills for oral administration, with the same dosage as above. A total of 53 cases were observed clinically, 6 were cured, 22 were significantly improved, 19 were improved, and 6 were ineffective. This medicine has certain side effects on people with gastrointestinal diseases, which can be alleviated by adding vitamin B1 and B6 while taking the medicine. Some patients also begin to have diarrhea, which disappears on its own after a few days. Therefore, it is advisable to start taking the medication with a small dose and increase to the full dose after 2-3 days.

2. Treatment of cervical lymph tuberculosis: Take 2 parts of Sophora japonica beans and 1 part of glutinous rice, fry them until they turn yellow, grind them into powder, take 2 spoons (about 10g) on ​​an empty stomach every morning. Do not take sugar while taking the medicine. More than 30 cases were treated clinically and all were cured.

3. Treatment of heatstroke: Use 1-2 taels of dried Sophora japonica rice, add 1500ml of water to boil the juice, and use cotton to wash the area. The medicinal juice can be heated repeatedly and used for washing 2-3 times a day. At the same time, mash the residue into paste and apply it to the affected area. Generally, the local swelling will subside and heal after 1-2 days of medication.

4. Pay attention to allergic reactions: A case of a child was reported who had an allergic reaction after oral administration of Sophora japonica flowers. The child developed fever, flushing of the face, neck and limbs, dense papules of varying sizes on the surface that did not subside under pressure, itching and stinging, and round white blisters with a diameter of about 0.5 cm and flaky erosions on the cheeks and anterior neck, with a small amount of exudate; the patch test was positive. The initial treatment with diphenhydramine was ineffective, but the patient gradually recovered after being switched to hydrocortisone.

Indications: Traditional Chinese medicine believes that it tastes bitter, is slightly cold in nature, and enters the liver and large intestine meridians; it enters the blood to astringe and descend, and is slightly dispersing; it has the effects of cooling blood and stopping bleeding, clearing the liver and purging fire; it is mainly used to treat intestinal wind, bloody stools, hemorrhoidal blood, bloody dysentery, hematuria, hematuria, metrorrhagia, hematemesis, epistaxis, liver-fire headache, red and swollen eyes, throat numbness, aphonia, carbuncles and ulcers. From the perspective of Western medicine, Sophora japonica flowers contain rutin (i.e. rutin, Rytub), quercetin, tannins, sophoradiol, vitamin A and other substances (see the content table below for details). Rutin can improve the function of capillaries, maintain normal resistance of capillaries, and prevent bleeding, hypertension, and diabetes caused by excessive fragility and high permeability of capillaries. Taking it can prevent bleeding.

Therefore, through the above detailed introduction to the efficacy and functions of purple locust flowers, we not only know that in addition to being made into honey, purple locust flowers also have many other efficacy and functions, such as purple locust flowers can treat bloody stools and stop bleeding. Knowing so much information about purple locust flowers will be of many benefits to your future life.