The effect of drinking Sophora flavescens soaked in water

Sophora flavescens is a very common medicinal material in our lives. This kind of medicinal material is generally used to replenish the body of those who are weak. However, for those who are too weak, if they use it directly, they may not be able to receive the tonic. At this time, they need to boil Sophora flavescens into water to dilute the medicinal properties. So what are the effects and functions of drinking Sophora flavescens in water?

1What are the side effects of Sophora flavescens

Sophora flavescens is actually a medicinal material with side effects. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, this is mainly for people with a weak and cold constitution, and the side effects will be relatively large. However, from the perspective of Western medicine, Sophora flavescens is slightly toxic, so the dosage should not be too large. Excessive dosage may cause a small amount of vaginal bleeding or vulvar itching, and if too much is consumed at once and causes poisoning, drooling, unsteady gait, rapid breathing and pulse, etc. may occur. Therefore, it is better to be careful when using it.

There are two types of Sophora flavescens rash-removing soup. One is to drink it directly, which can expel moisture from the body through internal administration and achieve the effect of expelling rash. This soup is mainly made of Sophora flavescens, and then added with a small amount of orange peel and ginger. Boil them in a pot. First add three bowls of water, and when three bowls of water are boiled into one bowl of water, you can drink it. As for the second type of external-use Sophora flavescens rash-removing soup, its main purpose is to let the child bathe in it and soak for a while after it is prepared to achieve the effect of removing rashes on the skin surface. Take Sophora flavescens and Licorice, add plenty of water, boil them and then take a bath.

In fact, the Chinese medicine Sophora flavescens has many functions. People with poor kidneys can often drink Sophora flavescens tea, which not only has a diuretic effect, but also can effectively relieve the symptoms of skin edema in patients with nephritis. In addition, if people have skin diseases, then if they use Sophora flavescens water to scrub frequently, the skin diseases will be alleviated. And Sophora flavescens also has a certain effect on the treatment and relief of eczema. In summer, Sophora flavescens can also help clear away heat and relieve summer heat, and it also has the effect of expelling insects.

2Efficacy and function of Sophora flavescens

In fact, there are many places where Sophora flavescens is used in daily life. Many people in life also use Sophora flavescens to fight inflammation when they have inflammation. This is a good proof that Sophora flavescens has anti-inflammatory effects.

Effects of Sophora flavescens

Clears away heat and dampness; dispels wind and kills insects. It is used to treat diarrhea caused by damp-heat, intestinal wind and bloody stool, jaundice, dysuria, edema, leucorrhea, vaginal itching, scabies, leprosy, skin itching, damp-toxic sores. It is not suitable for people with spleen and stomach deficiency and coldness. Use with caution if you have a weak stomach. Long-term use can damage kidney qi. People with liver and kidney deficiency but no high fever should not take it.

Pharmacological Action

1. Beauty and skin care effects: It is cold in nature, has the effects of clearing away heat, drying dampness, and killing insects. Sophora flavescens bath can clear away dampness and heat in the lower abdomen, kill insects and relieve itching, and has a good effect on relieving skin itching. Plant Chinese herbal medicine can balance oil secretion, dredge and astringe pores, remove toxins and impurities in the skin, and rich herbal nutrition can promote the growth and repair of damaged blood vessel nerve cells, restore the vitality of subcutaneous capillary cells, and make the skin firm and smooth again, playing a role in beauty and skin care.

2. Antibacterial effect: The ether extract and alcohol extract of Sophora flavescens have a strong antibacterial effect on Staphylococcus aureus; the water extract of Sophora flavescens has an inhibitory effect on Trichophyton violaceum, Trichophyton concentricum, Trichophyton sylvatica, and Microsporum audouinum.

3. Anti-tumor effect: Sophora flavescens has an inhibitory effect on Ehrlich ascites carcinoma and sarcoma-180 in mice both in vivo and in vitro.

4. Leukocyte-raising effect: Total Sophora flavescens alkaloids and oxymatrine have obvious leukocyte-raising effect, and have obvious therapeutic effect on leukopenia caused by cyclophosphamide, X-ray and cobalt ray irradiation.

5. Anti-inflammatory effect: Sophora flavescens has an inhibitory effect on the ear swelling caused by croton oil in mice, the increased peritoneal exudation in mice caused by acetic acid, and the carrageenan-induced foot pad swelling in rats.

6. Antiarrhythmic effect: Sophora flavescens can counteract chloroform-epinephrine-induced ventricular fibrillation in cats; it can also counteract aconitine-induced arrhythmia in rats and ouabain-induced ventricular fibrillation in guinea pigs. It has a significant antagonistic effect on chloroform-induced ventricular fibrillation in mice, aconitine-induced arrhythmia in rats, and chloroform-epinephrine-induced arrhythmia in rabbits; Sophora flavescens total flavonoids can also counteract spontaneous and ouabain-induced arrhythmias in myocardial cell clusters. In addition, Sophora flavescens has a significant diuretic effect; Sophora flavescens bioalkaloids also have sedative, antiasthmatic, and immunosuppressive effects.