Lightyellow Sophora Root

Overview

Aliases

Bitter bone; Sichuan ginseng; phoenix claw; ox ginseng

Nature and Flavor

Cold; bitter

Ingredients

The roots contain alkaloids, including matrine, oxymatrine, N-oxide sophoridine, sophocarpine, (+)-allomatrine, (+)-isomatrine, and (+)-sophoranol.

Therapeutic Effects

No therapeutic effects information available

Precautions

1. Contraindicated in patients with deficiency-cold of the spleen and stomach. 2. Incompatible with Veratrum (Li Lu).

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ONLY AND IS NOT INTENDED AS MEDICAL ADVICE.