Lighiyellow Sophora Root and Its Extracts!

Chemical Content.

Radix Sophorae Flavescentis Extract.Sophora flavescens Ait. photo picture image Researchers begin to do research on Sophora japonica from 30th of last century by Russia Sceintist,Chinese Sceintists begin research on Sophora japonica pieces from early 70th of last century, all research pay much attention on phyto alkaloids,scientists and professionals from china now developed out successfully alkaloids from Sophora japonica root as following:oxymatrine(C15H24N2O2),Matrine(C15H24N2O),Iosmatrine(C15H24N2O),sophor-anol,Sophocarpine(C15H22N2O),N-oxysophocarpine(C15H22N2O2),Sophoridine(C15H24N2O),Aloperine,Sparteine,N-methylcytisine,Anagyrine,bap-iifoline,Sophocarpine,d-Matrine,d-isomatrine,d-Oxymatrine,l-Anagyrine,l-Methyleytisine,Baptifoline,kurarid-in,Sophoranol, C15H24N2O2,SophoranholN-oxide(C15H24N2O3),N-methylcytisine(C12H16N2O),all these are bio alkaloids from root of Sophora japonica,they belong to tetracyclo-quinolizindine alkaloids.

Bio flavones from Sophora japonica root:Sophora japonica root flavones normally as following:Norkurarinone(C25H28O6),Kuraridinol;Kurarinol,Neo-kurarinol,Norkurarinol,isokurarinon(C26H30O6),Maackiain(C16H12O5),4-methoxy-maackiain(C17H14O6),Trifolirhizin(C22H22O10),Nor-anhydroicaritin(C20H18O6),Sophoraflavanone B(C20H20O5),Formoronetin(C16H12O4),and other bio-flavones such as Xanthohumol Isoxanthohunol;3 4`5-Tri-7-Meth-8-prenylkeamferol; Stem and Leaves contain Luteolin-7-glucoside.

Fatty Acid and naphtha:about 20 kinds of fatty acid have been isolated from Sophora japonica root.

Similarity and difference between Sophora japonica (kushen,Sophora flavescens Ait.;Lighiyellow Sophora Root) and Radix Sophorae Subprostrata: