Lighiyellow Sophora Root and Its Extracts!

Applications and Properties:

Applications:

The crude herb and crude hot-water extracts of sophora have been available in the West for more than 25 years. An alkaloid fraction of sophora roots containing a standardized level of oxymatrine and matrine (20%) was first introduced by the Institute for Traditional Medicine, and made available to practitioners in tablet form under the name Oxymatrine (White Tiger) in 1998. It has been used without reported side effects. In China, the alkaloids are often given by injection, but this method of administration is not acceptable in the West, so oral dosing is used here instead. When taken orally, much of the oxymatrine is converted to matrine; to get high blood levels of oxymatrine, it must be given by injection. However, it is unclear whether oxymatrine is clinically more effective than matrine. Chinese researchers have also used the alkaloids in capsule form, with results that appear similar to the injection. Sophora is also administered in complex formulas made as decoctions and taken orally.

Properties:

Sophora japonica alkaloids has functions as following:anti-virus,anti-tumor,anti-heart dysfunction,anti-inflammation,anti-abnormality,anti-ulcer, increase white blood cell, decrease asthma, anti-fever,anti-pain,kill-worm,sedation,ease pain,and more other health functions.
Dosage:10-15 g are normally prescribed, however up to 30 g of usage are sometimes applied.