What are the benefits of Sophora flavescens?

Sophora flavescens has the effects of clearing heat and detoxifying, promoting diuresis, killing parasites and alleviating itchiness, cooling the blood and stopping bleeding, etc. However, it should be used under the guidance of a doctor to avoid unnecessary damage to health due to drug abuse.

1. Clearing Heat and Detoxifying

Due to its cold nature, Sophora flavescens can help disperse heat in the body after consumption, and relieve symptoms such as sore throat, mouth ulcers, carbuncles, and swelling caused by heat-toxicity.

2. Promoting Diuresis

Brewing Sophora flavescens in water and drinking it can help increase urine volume and frequency, which is beneficial for improving symptoms such as difficult urination and dysuria.

3. Killing Parasites and Alleviating Itchiness

Sophora flavescens has the effect of killing parasites. External application can help relieve skin itchiness caused by eczema, urticaria, heat diarrhea, and other diseases. It can also help improve vulvar itchiness in women.

4. Cooling the Blood and Stopping Bleeding

If there is blood heat in the large intestine, it may lead to bloody stool or urine. Taking Sophora flavescens can help reduce blood heat and achieve a certain hemostatic effect.

In addition, it also has the effects of alleviating cough and asthma. Drinking it with water can help improve symptoms such as cough and asthma. However, those allergic to Sophora flavescens are prohibited from using it, as it may cause skin itchiness, redness, and other symptoms. People with spleen deficiency and cold stomach, or yin deficiency and body fluid injury should avoid using it. It should not be used with Veratrum nigrum.

In daily life, pay attention to a light diet and avoid spicy and stimulating food.