Single Herbs

Category	Qing Re Yao 清熱藥
Sub Category	Qing Re Zao Shi 清熱燥濕
Name	Ku Shen 苦參 Sophora root
Grown	Throughout China.
Source	Dried root of Sophora flavescens AIT.
Ingredients	Matrine, Oxymatrine, Sophoranol, Sophocarpine, Baptifoline, Anagyrine, Kurarinol, Neokurarinol
Pharma 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
Properties	Bitter, cold
Channels	Heart, liver, stomach, bladder, large intestine
Function	Opens the orifices, generates saliva, dries dampness, clears heat, nourishes liver and gall, calms internal organs and is antiseptic.
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).
Dosage	4.5~9g. Proper amount for external use. Use decoctions to rinse wounds.
Storage	Store in a dry place. Protect from mold and worm infestation.