Radix Sophorae Flavescentis

Radix Sophorae Flavescentis

(essential preparation of raw herbs)

[source] it is the root of Herba Gentianae. For plant morphology, please refer to "Kudi Dan".

[collection] it can be harvested all year round, fresh or dried in the sun.

The main root is cylindrical, curved and has many brown branches. Solid quality, folding section outer white, inner yellow, hollow.

Produced in Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian and other places.

"Bitter, cold, non-toxic. "

Functions and indications: heat clearing, dehumidification and detoxification. It can cure heatstroke, fever, toxic spots, dysentery, head wind, wind fire, toothache, carbuncle and various inflammatory diseases.

① "Seeking the source of Materia Medica": "relieving heat and treating toothache. "

② "Drug records of Nanning city": "treatment of fever, stomachache, cough, dysentery. "

[usage and dosage] oral: decoction, 3-5 yuan. External use: tamping or boiling water gargling.

[taboo] Jiangxi Folk Herbal Prescription: "pregnant women should not take it. "

(1) relieving heat: Radix Sophorae Flavescentis, decocted with white beans and sugar. (preparation of cattle herbal medicine)

② Treatment of tuberculosis cough paralysis blood: bitter grass root two liang, transfer pig red meat stew service. (Quanzhou materia medica)

③ Cure head wind: fresh bitter ground gall root two liang, chicken a, drink add boiled water stew, add a little red wine, divide two, three times service. (Fujian folk herbal medicine)

④ Cure rheumatism headache: fresh ground gall grass root five money to one or two. Take it in water. (Fujian Chinese herbal medicine)

⑤ Treatment of toothache: Kudi dangen liquor contains. (essential preparation of raw herbs)

⑥ Treatment of acute orchitis, chronic nephritis: bitter gall root five to six money, and duck eggs one or two stew service. (Fujian folk herbal medicine)

⑦ Treatment of carbuncle swelling: fresh radix Gentianae appropriate amount, a few grains of salt. Drink rice with mash, apply to the affected area, one change a day. (prescription of Jiangxi folk herbal medicine)

⑧ Treatment of mastitis: the first root of the ground gall is mashed, and the wine is applied to the affected area. It can also be boiled to make wine. (Lingnan herbal medicine)

⑨ Treatment of traumatic injury: five yuan to one or two yuan for the root of Gentianaceae. Fried in wine. (Fujian Chinese herbal medicine)

Chinese PinYin : Ku Di Dan Gen