Japanese sofa. Japanese Sophora (Sophora japonica L.)

Japanese Sophora is a large deciduous tree of the legume family, reaching a height of 25-30 meters. It has a powerful root system, branched stems and a wide crown. The leaves are pinnate, elliptical, growing in pairs. Stems and leaves are pubescent with light adpressed hairs. The flowers are yellowish, moth-like, collected in dense apical racemes. The fruits are slightly constricted club-shaped beans. The fruits ripen 3-6 seeds of reddish or black color.

Sophora blooms in July-August, the fruits ripen in September-October, do not fall from the branches all winter. The plant is common in China, Japan, Vietnam, Transcaucasia, Central Asia, in the south of Ukraine.

Useful properties of Japanese Sophora

Sophora japonica contains a large amount of alkaloids: in leaves - 3%, in seeds - 4%, in roots 2-3%. They form the basis of the chemical composition of the plant. In addition, phenolic dyes are present in the roots, and up to 6% fatty oil in the seeds. Also, bioactive substances such as kaempferol, quercetin, flavonoids, organic acids and vitamin C have been isolated from different parts of Sophora.

In addition, rutin, which has the properties of vitamin P, was found in the flowers of the plant. This substance well reduces the fragility of capillaries, therefore it is indispensable in the treatment of diabetes mellitus, typhus and measles. Doctors in some countries of Southeast Asia suggest that specially prepared flowers of the plant can prevent the occurrence of a stroke, since the substances contained in them effectively strengthen the walls of blood vessels and lower blood pressure.

Unblown buds and fruits of the plant are used as medicinal raw materials. The buds are cut in June-July, when they are just beginning to bloom, the fruits are harvested after ripening, carefully breaking off or cutting off the pods with secateurs in dry weather. The collected raw materials are cleaned of twigs and impurities and sent for drying as soon as possible. Fruits and flowers are dried in well-ventilated rooms or in dryers at a temperature of 25-30 ° C, stirring occasionally. Store finished raw materials in multilayer paper bags.

The healing properties of Sophora japonica

What are the benefits of preparations based on Japanese Sophora:

Return elasticity to the walls of blood vessels, making them less fragile and brittle;

Regulate the metabolism of many systems of the human body and metabolic processes in it, allowing you to lower blood glucose and cholesterol levels;

Cleans blood vessels from cholesterol plaques;

Significantly reduce the level of blood pressure;

They clean the subcutaneous vessels to the capillary level, they intensively supply blood to the hair follicles and stimulate hair growth;

Contribute to strengthening the immune system and, thereby, reduce the likelihood of allergic reactions;

Improve blood supply to tissues, which has a positive effect on the prevention of strokes, heart attacks and visual impairment associated with the trophism of the vessels that feed the eye;

Reduce swelling of tissues and joints;

They fight prothrombin of capillaries and small vessels of the scalp, which helps in the fight against baldness.

The positive effect of Japanese Sophora on the circulatory system makes it an indispensable remedy for such serious complications of diabetes as diabetic atherosclerosis with numbness of the legs and the development of gangrene. This complication, which threatens the life of the patient, begins its development with the darkening of the fingers of the lower extremities, in advanced cases it threatens with amputation and death.

Japanese Sophora also helps with complications of obliterating endarteritis - spontaneous gangrene. With this disease, the arteries of the lower leg and foot are affected. Their lumen narrows, the general blood supply to the tissues of the extremities is disturbed. The effect of taking preparations based on Sophora is already noted on the 4-5th day, when an improvement in blood supply becomes noticeable.

Japanese Sophora in medicine

The effectiveness of Japanese Sophora has also been proven in the treatment of pathologies of the digestive tract. Medicines created on its basis regenerate the gastric mucosa, neutralize excessive acidity of gastric juice, and have a positive effect on pancreatic tissue.

Hypoglycemic (hyperglycemic) properties of sophora allow it to be used at any stage of diabetes:

In the initial stages - as the only drug, subject to the principles of dietary nutrition;

In complicated forms - in combination with drugs for the treatment of the underlying disease.

The stimulating properties of this universal remedy are widely used in the treatment of impotence and for the normalization of blood pressure in hypotension. As a local means, extracts and infusions with this medicinal plant are used as a compress, washing, wet applications and dressings, rinsing and irrigation of various cavities of the human body and skin lesions.

In traditional medicine, the drug Pahikarpin, obtained from the herb of the plant, is used. It is used to relieve hypertensive crises, as well as in some other diseases accompanied by spasms of peripheral vessels. The drug is effective in myopathies.

In folk medicine, various medicinal forms of the plant are used. For example, sophora infusions are used for pulmonary bleeding, skin diseases, diseases of the liver and stomach. Orally, preparations from the fruits are prescribed for sleep disorders, high blood pressure, to improve appetite. Sophora decoctions and infusions are good for dysentery, gastric and duodenal ulcers, and inflammatory processes.

Sophora is one of the most popular medicinal plants for the treatment of hemorrhagic vasculitis. It is effective even in diseases such as angina pectoris and hypertension, rheumatism, diabetes mellitus, sclerotic stratification of the walls of blood vessels. Sophora is indispensable for diseases of the stomach and liver.

Sophora fruits

Sophora fruits serve as a raw material for the preparation of medicines, the most valuable biologically active substance of which is rutin. In traditional medicine, powders, tablets and infusions are produced from the fruits of the plant. They are used to treat trophic ulcers and deep wounds, they are also used in the form of lotions for purulent wounds. The bactericidal effect of fruits is due to the presence of quercetin and genistein in them.

In folk medicine, the fruits are used to prepare infusions and tinctures. Outwardly, these drugs are often prescribed for the treatment of burns, frostbite, trauma, skin tuberculosis, lupus, trophic ulcers and psoriasis. Internally, they are used to prevent and stop internal bleeding of various etiologies, as well as to treat atherosclerosis, angina pectoris, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, typhus, liver diseases, and hemorrhoids.

An infusion of fruits treats inflammation of the gums, runny nose, barley. Alcohol and ether extracts from fruits have antimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus aureus, hay and Escherichia coli.

Sophora japonica tincture

Sophora tincture is the most common type of medicine made from the fruit of the tree. For tincture, you can use both fresh and dried fruits.

How to make Sophora japonica tincture? The tincture is easy to make at home. For its preparation, fresh fruits are taken in a weight ratio to alcohol of 1: 1, dry fruits - 1: 2. Raw materials must first be crushed, then placed in a dark glass dish and poured with a 70% alcohol solution. It takes three weeks to infuse the drug in a dark place at room temperature. After the expiration date, the tincture should be filtered, squeezed and stored in a dark, cool place in a dark glass bottle.

Sophora tincture treatment. Sophora tincture is used to treat a huge number of diseases. For example, it is effective in the treatment of rheumatism, sepsis, gastritis and ulcerative colitis, gastric and duodenal ulcers. It is prescribed for diseases of the kidneys and liver, typhus, diarrhea, early stages of tuberculosis, and also for worms. The tincture is prescribed for the prevention of internal bleeding of various origins.

The drug is widely used as an external agent for the treatment of carbunculosis and furunculosis, eczema, fungal diseases, scaly lichen, mild and moderate wounds, frostbite and burns of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd degree of severity. In a diluted form, tincture lubricates the scalp to prevent hair loss.

There are many recipes for the preparation of drugs based on sophora. And all of them have a blood-purifying, wound-healing, analgesic, anti-inflammatory and antibacterial effect. Despite the fact that the mechanism of the therapeutic action of sophora is not fully understood, recipes based on it are increasingly used by physicians who know and choose the healing properties of the plant. For the preparation of decoctions, infusions, extracts, ointments and other medicines from sophora, fruits and unblown flowers (buds) of the plant are harvested at certain times.

Sophora infusion. The infusion is used for frequent bleeding and increased capillary permeability, it is prescribed for retinal hemorrhage.

Recipe 1. To prepare the infusion, it is necessary to grind 20 g of dried flowers into powder, then pour 250 ml of boiling water over them and leave for about two hours. The infusion should be filtered and taken 1-2 tablespoons three times a day after meals.

Recipe 2. For external use, 20 g of crushed fruits are poured into 250 ml of boiling water, insisted for 15 minutes. and then filtered. Infusion is recommended to wash your hair in case of hair loss.

Sophora decoction. It is used as an antipyretic, for the treatment of malaria, pulmonary tuberculosis, neurasthenia and neuritis, and is also used as a sedative for jaundice, fever, and malignant tumors.

Recipe 1. Pour 1 tablespoon of finely chopped roots with 1 cup of boiling water, simmer in a water bath for 10–12 minutes, cool and strain, then add boiled water to the previous volume. Take the medicine 25 g three times a day.

Recipe 2. 20 grams of the fruits of the plant should be poured with 200 ml of boiling water, boiled over low heat for 15 minutes. The broth should be cooled and filtered, and then thoroughly rubbed into the hair roots, after 5 minutes, rinse the hair well.

Sophora extract. Outwardly, the extract is used to strengthen and grow hair. It helps well with burns, purulent wounds, bedsores, psoriasis, ulcers of the lower extremities with varicose veins, diabetes, osteomyelitis. Rutin, present in the extract, protects the human skin from free radicals, thereby stopping skin aging.

Sophora extract contains ethyl alcohol, purified water, glycerin, fruits and inflorescences of the plant. The drug is widely used as a cosmetic product.

Medicines with Sophora japonica

On the basis of this plant, which has exceptional healing properties, many herbal remedies have been created.

They are classified as dietary supplements, and are used in the following cases:

For the treatment of pathologies of the peripheral circulatory system and their prevention;

With dermatoses of various etiologies, alopecia (baldness);

For relief of complications of diabetes mellitus;

With venous insufficiency;

For the treatment of sexual impotence (impotence) and other disorders of the male genital area;

With bleeding;

To increase immunity at increased loads, increase the adaptive capacity of the body.

Conservative medicine uses Japanese Sophora as a raw material for the production of medicines.

Pachycarpine

The drug is available in the form of tablets and solution in ampoules for injection, it is used to treat the following conditions of the body:

In obstetric practice: to stimulate contractions in labor, to stop bleeding after childbirth.

With inflammation of the nerve nodes;

In the treatment of obliterating endarteritis;

For the prevention and treatment of spasms of peripheral vessels;

With myopathy.

Method of administration: orally before meals, and in the form of subcutaneous injections (for stopping spasms and stimulating labor).

The use of Pahikarpin in the treatment of various diseases:

Inflammation of the nerve nodes - the duration of treatment is 2 weeks, 2 times a day you need to take 0.5-1 g;

Myopathy - treatment is 1.5 - 2 months, it is carried out 3 times a year, 0.1 g is taken per day;

Obliterating endarteritis - the course of treatment is 1-1.5 months, it may be repeated after 2-3 months. Take 0.05-0.1 g of the drug 3 times a day.

The maximum allowable dose for adults is 0.2 g, the daily dose is 0.6 g, with subcutaneous injections, a single dose is not more than 0.15 g, the daily dose is not more than 0.45 g.

The medicine is produced in the form of a tincture of unfermented Sophora fruits in 48% ethyl alcohol.

It is used for external treatment of skin lesions:

• Abscesses

  trophic ulcers,

  Phlegmon.

With the help of Soforin, irrigation, washing are carried out, therapeutic compresses are made. Internal use of tincture is allowed in accordance with the dosage prescribed by the instructions. Contraindications to the use of the drug should be taken into account - this is an individual intolerance to the components of Soforin.

Askorutin

Available in the form of tablets, the main indications for use:

Treatment of pathologies of capillaries, especially vessels affected by the intake of salicylates and anticoagulants, as well as prevention of diseases of the peripheral circulatory system;

Treatment of hypovitaminosis associated with a lack of vitamins P and C;

Treatment of diseases, the symptom of which is a violation of vascular permeability;

The course of treatment with Ascorutin lasts about no longer than a month, a second course is prescribed solely on the recommendation of the attending physician:

For prophylaxis - children over 3 years old take on? - 1 PC. per day, children over 12 years old and adults - 1-2 pcs. per day.

For treatment - children over 3 years old take on? - 1 PC. 2-3 times a day, children over 12 years old and adults - 1-2 pcs. 2-3 times a day.

This dose may be adjusted by the attending physician depending on the severity of the disease and its manifestations.

Contraindications to the use of Sophora

In most patients taking herbal remedies with Sophora, it does not cause any side effects and is well tolerated. It must be remembered that medicines in which this plant is the main component have a very important feature. In the human body, the active substances of sophora tend to accumulate, and side effects in the form of allergic manifestations do not occur immediately, but after a sufficiently long time.

Because of this, a patient suffering from rashes, itching, allergic dermatitis may not immediately determine the source of his ailment. During treatment with Sophora, you should carefully monitor the reaction of your body, and if such symptoms appear, seek medical help.

Contraindications to the use of Japanese Sophora:

Individual intolerance;

Activities related to driving vehicles, operating machines or mechanisms;

Work that requires concentration;

The period of expectation of the child (1 trimester) and lactation;

Age up to 3 years.

The following side effects may occur: flatulence, pain in the intestines and epigastric region, nausea and vomiting, upset stool.

Sophora during pregnancy

Sophora alkaloids have a fairly high activity, a pronounced effect not only on the nervous system, but also on the organs of the gastrointestinal tract, the human circulatory system. They are able to pass through the placental barrier, and the rutin component can cause miscarriage, as it stimulates contractions of all muscles, including the muscles of the uterus. These grounds should be the reason for deciding whether these drugs are really necessary.

Most often, the doctor deliberately takes such a risk if the threat to the life of the mother without this drug outweighs the threat to the health of the fetus. The use of Sophora for the treatment of pregnant women with renal or hepatic insufficiency is clearly prohibited, as there is a risk of incomplete excretion of the components of the drug from the body. The appearance of a reaction in the form of vomiting, diarrhea, nausea, dyspepsia is a reason for discontinuing the drug.

Japanese Sophora is a large deciduous tree species of the genus Sophora, whose preparations have a pronounced antioxidant, powerful bactericidal and anti-inflammatory effect.

Chemical composition

Sophora (especially fruits and buds) contains many flavonoids, especially rutin.

The fruits also contain resinous substances and sophoroside, in the buds - flavonoids sophorin A and B, carbohydrates, essential oil.

Leaves, fruits, seeds and roots contain matrine alkaloids, pachycarpine, sofocarpine.

The seeds contain fatty oil, the roots contain dyes of phenolic origin.

Biologically active substances have been isolated from different parts of Sophora: organic acids, flavonoids, quercetin, kaempferol, vitamin C.

Beneficial features

All preparations based on Japanese Sophora have antibacterial, analgesic, wound healing, blood-purifying, anti-inflammatory effects.

The flavonoid rutin - one of the main active substances contained in the plant - reduces the fragility of capillaries, strengthens, restores and maintains the elasticity of the walls of blood vessels, lowers blood pressure, strengthens the heart muscle, lowers cholesterol and blood sugar levels, prevents the deposition of cholesterol plaques, protecting against development of atherosclerosis, takes part in the processes of hematopoiesis.

Essential oil from seeds and flowers promotes the production of antibodies, has a pronounced antioxidant effect, increases the activity of macrophages.

The alkaloid pachycarpine enhances the contraction of the smooth muscles of the uterus, improves the functional activity of the muscular system.

Indications for use

Scientific medicine widely uses the Japanese rutin, which is part of Sophora, for the prevention and treatment of the following diseases and conditions:

• anemia;
• hemorrhages, especially of the brain, retina and heart;
• diabetes;
• hypo- and avitaminosis P;
• hypertension;
• hemorrhagic diathesis;
• sclerotic damage to the walls of blood vessels;
• ulcerative colitis;
• rheumatism;
• kidney and liver diseases;
• diseases accompanied by impaired vascular permeability.

Sophora japonica tincture is used as a bactericidal and wound-healing agent for wet dressings, irrigations and washes for various skin diseases, burns, long-term non-healing deep wounds, trophic ulcers, purulent inflammatory processes, stomach ulcers, pulmonary hemorrhages.

Sophora preparations are used inside in the following cases:

• sleep disorders;
• high blood pressure;
• joint diseases;
• rheumatism;
• polyarthritis;
• arthritis;
• inflammatory diseases of blood vessels, internal organs and connective tissues;
• infectious diseases;
• radiation sickness;
• weakened immunity.

In folk medicine, decoctions, infusions, ointments and lotions are prepared from the flowers and fruits of Japanese Sophora.

Infusions are used to treat skin diseases and pulmonary bleeding. Decoctions and infusions are effective in inflammatory processes, gastric and duodenal ulcers, dysentery, phlegmon, high blood pressure, sleep disturbances, lack of appetite, infectious diseases of the oral cavity, runny nose, gastritis and colitis, sepsis, rheumatism, diarrhea, helminthiases, rash typhoid and many other diseases.

Sophora helps with diabetes, angina pectoris and rheumatism.

Externally and locally, plant-based remedies are used for infectious diseases of the vagina, diathesis, eczema, psoriasis, bedsores, dermatitis, acne, trophic ulcers, scaly lichen, burns and frostbite, fungal diseases, furunculosis and carbunculosis, lupus, skin tuberculosis, injuries, barley.

Alcoholic extracts from the fruits of Sophora japonica have antimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia and hay bacillus.

Sophora tincture (in diluted form) is lubricated on the scalp to prevent hair loss.

In cosmetology, the plant is used to treat pustular rashes on the skin, eliminate the manifestations of rosacea, and also for rejuvenation.

Fatty oil is used to prepare creams and ointments that promote the production of elastin and collagen, increase skin elasticity, cleanse it, and strengthen local immunity.

Contraindications

• children's age up to 14 years;
• severe cardiovascular disease;
• severe kidney and liver disease;
• pregnancy;
• increased individual sensitivity to the plant.

Preparations based on Sophora japonica are non-toxic, belong to a number of pharmacopoeial drugs, and are dispensed from pharmacies without a prescription. They do not cause side effects, with the exception of allergic reactions in case of hypersensitivity. Before using them, you should consult your doctor.

Sophora japonica home remedies

• remedy used for dysentery and gastritis: 1 tbsp. l. pour dried flowers with vodka, mix well, insist for 10 days. Take 30-40 drops after meals for 1 month;
• oil for the treatment of skin diseases and purulent wounds: fill a liter jar halfway with sophora fruits, pour boiling water, leave for 1–1.5 hours, drain the water, grind the fruits to a mushy state, pour vegetable oil in a ratio of 1: 3. Insist in a warm place for 2-3 weeks;
• universal tincture of a wide spectrum of action: finely chop the sophora fruits, put them in a glass container and pour vodka in a ratio of 1: 1 (you can use dried fruits, but then they will need 2 times more), insist in a dry, dark place for 3 weeks, periodically shaking, then strain. Take after meals 20-30 drops several times a day. Keep refrigerated.

In nature, there are amazing plants that can not only please the eye, but also treat various diseases. Japanese Sophora appeared in the recipes of our herbalists relatively recently, but it constantly amazes with new and new properties.

Description

Japanese Sophora is a beautiful sprawling tree of the legume family. It grows up to 30 meters in height, forming a spherical or weeping crown. The powerful trunk is covered with dark gray bark, dotted with deep cracks. The twigs are covered with smooth bark, dark green leaves resemble acacia in appearance.

In general, during flowering, Japanese Sophora is strikingly reminiscent of an acacia. Especially the flowers are fragrant, large, collected in long falling panicles. The color of the petals is white or slightly yellowish.

The fruit is a fleshy, indehiscent bean. There is a tree in Japan, Korea, in the south of China. Cultivated as an ornamental plant in botanical gardens throughout the Black Sea coast.

Unblown buds and unripe bean fruits are considered medicinal raw materials. In properly collected and harvested raw materials found:

• flavonoids: rutin (up to 30%), quercetin and kaempferol derivatives, sophorin A and B;
• essential oils;
• alkaloid pachycarpine;
• glycosides;
• tannins and resinous substances;
• ash;
• organic acids;
• trace elements: potassium, calcium, magnesium, iron, zinc.

Fatty oils (up to 10%) and the flavonoid sofroside were additionally found in the fruits.
The concentration of flavonoids differs depending on the time of collection.

Useful properties of Sophora

The most valuable active ingredient in Japanese Sophora is rutin.. Its concentration is especially high in young and developing parts of the plant. This quercetin glycoside seals the walls of blood vessels, reduces their fragility, prevents the formation of blood clots, reduces swelling of the lower extremities and associated complaints (fatigue, "heaviness" in the legs, fatigue).

Other components have no less valuable properties:

• Quercetin- a powerful antioxidant that fights free radicals, enhances tissue regeneration, increases the body's resistance to radiation, provides long life, endurance, strong immunity.
• Glycosides have an irritating effect on the mucous membrane of the respiratory tract, promote coughing, reduce inflammation.
• Microelements strengthen the body. Potassium, calcium and magnesium- 3 whales, which keep the uninterrupted work of the heart and brain. They strengthen the heart muscle, dilate blood vessels, supply the brain with oxygen, and affect blood clotting.
• Alkaloid pahikarpin provides a full blood supply to peripheral vessels, promotes uterine contraction.

Due to the rich composition, Japanese Sophora preparations have an effect on the body:

• anti-inflammatory;
• wound healing;
• soothing;

• antispasmodic;
• antiulcer;
• normalizing digestion;

• vascular strengthening;
• vasodilating;
• lowering sugar and cholesterol levels;

• bactericidal;
• antiallergic.

Also, plant preparations help the body absorb ascorbic acid.

Application in traditional medicine

From the fruits and buds of the plant, rutin is industrially extracted, which is the basis of the medicine "Rutin". The drug is often prescribed to people with suspected heart attacks, since the main active ingredient removes bad cholesterol, lowers blood pressure, and strengthens blood vessels. In medicine, drugs are prescribed to treat anemia and vitamin P deficiency.

Alcohol tincture is also allowed in traditional medicine. More often it is prescribed as an external wound-healing, antiseptic and bactericidal agent for dressings, applications and washings of open, deep wounds, cuts, foci of purulent infection. Less commonly prescribed inside for the treatment of internal bleeding (including in the retina), hypertension, diabetes. Before using the tincture of Japanese Sophora fruits, you should not only read the reviews and instructions for use, but also consult a doctor.

In herbal medicine, in addition to alcohol tincture, which is far from being shown to everyone, treatment is prescribed with decoctions and water infusions, ointments and fruit oil.

water infusion

Recipe for water infusion of Sophora japonica:

1. Finely chop the dried fruits and pour 1 tablespoon with a glass of boiling water.
2. Cover the container and leave overnight.
3. In the morning, bring the resulting mass to a boil and boil for 7-8 minutes.
4. Filter and take internally or externally.

What does the water infusion treat:

• in the form of lotions, compresses: eczema, dermatitis, non-healing wounds, trophic ulcers, phlegmon, frostbite;
• in the form of douching: gynecological problems, hemorrhoids, bleeding from the rectum;
• when taken orally: stomach ulcer, tuberculosis, vascular fragility, increased capillary permeability, pressure surges, cystitis, prostatitis;
• in the form of rinses: for diseases of the throat, sore throat, stomatitis, bleeding gums, toothache (as an addition to rinsing - soak tampons and apply to the diseased tooth).

Also, the infusion is prescribed for the prevention of heart attack and stroke, blood purification after prolonged medication. Along with echinacea and ginseng, the plant is considered a powerful adaptogen that increases the body's resistance to colds and infections. As a biostimulant, it is prescribed for the prevention of premature aging, various forms of impotence, hypotension. The action of the water infusion is similar to taking an alcohol tincture. But the effect does not appear so quickly, the drug acts softer, due to which the body reacts more calmly to the treatment.

Also, with all these diseases, powder of crushed buds is taken orally. But the proportions, dosage and course of administration must be agreed with the phytotherapeutist.

Oil

Oil infused with the fruits of the tree is also considered effective. For cooking, peeled sunflower, olive, linseed, corn are suitable.
Recipe for oil infused with Sophora japonica:

1. Pour boiling water over a small amount of fruits for an hour so that they swell.
2. Remove from water and mash to a pulp.
3. Pour the resulting mixture with slightly warmed oil in a ratio of 1:3.
4. Let it brew for 3 weeks.

The resulting healing oil is used to lubricate wounds and abrasions in the mouth (including from dentures), instill into the nose for sinusitis, rhinitis, rub scars and stretch marks to quickly dissolve scar tissue.

herbal tea

Based on the fruits and flowers of Sophora, you can prepare a large number of herbal teas:

• the addition of green tea and leaves will help prepare a tonic, strengthening drink with a slight diuretic effect;
• improve the functioning of the intestines, the stomach will help tea with the addition of herbs;
• a delicious vitamin drink with hibiscus flowers, rose hips will help you get a shock dose of ascorbic acid and rutin, which enhance each other's action;
• you can sweeten healing herbal teas with honey or.

A distinctive feature of medicinal phytopreparations is the absence of an addiction effect. Infusions and tinctures are prescribed in courses of at least one and a half to two months, but not more than 5 months.

Contraindications

Each proven medicinal plant and technique has another side of the coin - concomitant diseases, the appropriateness of therapeutic and prophylactic administration, contraindications for use. For example, the ability of drugs to increase the tone of the uterus is used to stimulate childbirth, but during pregnancy, uncontrolled intake of infusions or decoctions can provoke a miscarriage.

The healing and beneficial properties of Japanese Sophora have been scientifically proven, but contraindications for use are:

• severe disorders of the heart;
• diseases of the liver and kidneys in the acute stage;
• allergic reactions and hypersensitivity to components;
• pregnancy (especially in the first trimester);
• age up to 14 years.

Intolerance is manifested by vomiting, dizziness, itching and rash. If at least one of the symptoms is noticed, the drug should be discontinued. With caution, it is worth taking alcohol tincture to people who are going to drive, work in production that requires constant concentration of attention.

Useful information

• Sophora japonica extract is a component of many industrial and home-made cosmetic products. Rutin stimulates the growth and repair of mature skin cells, reduces inflammation of irritated teenage skin. The extract is part of the therapeutic shampoos to combat seborrhea. A home-made decoction is recommended to rinse your head with hair loss.
• Gardeners highly appreciate the decorative properties of Sophora.
• A flowering plant is considered an abundant honey plant.
• Strong wood that does not rot is used in the manufacture of furniture, parquet.

How to collect and store sophora

Fleshy fruits in a bright green shell are suitable for harvesting, a red shell is unsuitable for harvesting.
Procurement rules:

• fruits are harvested at the end of October in dry sunny weather;
• cut off or cut with scissors;
• dried in dryers with constant tedding to get rid of twigs, shells, flowers;
• stored in cardboard boxes, canvas bags or ground into flour;
• subject to the rules of harvesting and temperature conditions, they are stored for no more than a year.

Japanese Sophora (Crimean) is a tree belonging to the Legume family. It grows wild on the territory of Sakhalin, Primorye, Amur Region and the southern part of Eastern Siberia, cultivated in the Crimea, Central Asia and the Caucasus.

Chemical composition

For medicinal purposes, they are mainly used - buds, flowers, fruits and seeds, less often - shoots and leaves.

The composition of Japanese Sophora has not been fully studied, but it has been reliably established that it contains: organic acids, alkaloid pachycarpin, rutin flavonoid, glycosides, fatty oils, ash, potassium, calcium, boron, magnesium, iodine, zinc, iron.

Beneficial features

The most valuable properties of Japanese Sophora from a medicinal point of view are:

• Hemostatic;
• Decongestant;
• General strengthening;
• Antitumor;
• Tonic;
• Anti-inflammatory;
• Sedative;
• Spasmolytic;
• Diuretic;
• Painkiller;
• Antiallergic;
• Vasodilator;
• Antimicrobial;
• Antipyretic;
• Antihelminthic;
• Antiseptic.

In addition, sophora is useful because:

• Restores the elasticity of blood vessels and reduces their fragility;
• Cleanses the vascular walls, incl. from cholesterol plaques;
• Normalizes metabolic processes, reduces cholesterol and glucose in the blood;
• Reduces swelling of tissues and joints;
• Strengthens immunity;
• Reduces the risk of developing allergic reactions;
• Reduces the load on the heart;
• Stabilizes blood pressure;
• Cleans the subcutaneous vessels at the capillary level, thereby supplying the hair follicles with fresh blood;
• Clears small vessels from prothrombin, which prevents baldness.

Indications for use

Sophora japonica is the raw material from which rutin is obtained, approved by the domestic pharmacopoeia and used for hemorrhages of various origins, including hemorrhages in the brain and retina.

Anti-inflammatory and antiseptic preparations derived from the plant are prescribed for the treatment of skin diseases, including eczema.

Due to the fact that the plant improves blood circulation, it is used for obliterating endarteritis.

Given the hypoglycemic property, it is prescribed for diabetes mellitus and diabetic atherosclerosis, often accompanied by numbness of the fingers and lower extremities, which, if not treated in time, can lead to gangrene. Moreover, in mild forms of the disease, the plant is used as a monopreparation, in addition to the diet. But in severe forms, it can be taken in combination with synthetic antidiabetic drugs.

Sophora japonica tincture has a beneficial effect on severe forms of tuberculosis: it heals cavities and prevents their further spread.

Sophora is an effective antihelminthic. Preparations based on it are prescribed for ulcers and gastritis, diseases of the pancreas and gastric mucosa.

With hypotension and impotence, the plant is used as a biostimulant.

Due to its wide range of beneficial properties, Japanese Sophora can be used in the treatment of the following diseases and conditions:

• Hemorrhages of various origins;
• Diabetes;
• nodular goiter;
• Hemorrhagic diathesis, capillary toxicosis;
• Radiation sickness;
• Hypertension, angina pectoris, endocarditis, atherosclerosis, rheumatism;
• Tuberculosis of the lungs, chronic dry pleurisy;
• Ulcerative colitis, gastritis, gastric and duodenal ulcer;
• Poor appetite, colitis, dysentery, poisoning, E. coli;
• Kidney diseases, incl. glomerulonephritis;
• Runny nose, sinusitis, inflammation of the palatine tonsils;
• Toothache, stomatitis, periodontal disease;
• Insomnia;
• muscular dystrophy;
• Hypovitaminosis of vitamin P;
• Hemorrhoids, paraproctitis;
• Allergic diseases, eczema, psoriasis (scaly);
• Burns, frostbite, bedsores;
• Phlegmon, abscesses, trophic ulcers;
• Furunculosis, carbuncles, barley on the eyelids, sepsis;
• Cracked nipples in nursing mothers, mastitis;
• Measles, spotted typhus, staphylococcus aureus, scarlet fever;
• Lupus erythematosus.

Contraindications

Japanese Sophora preparations are contraindicated for oral administration in the following cases:

• Professional activity that requires increased concentration of attention (because the plant has a depressing effect on the central nervous system);
• Children's age up to 3 years;
• Pregnancy;
• lactation period;
• Individual intolerance.

In the first trimester of pregnancy, Japanese Sophora is contraindicated categorically, because. the rutin contained in it stimulates muscle tone, which can cause a miscarriage. Also, this plant should not be chosen as a medicine for expectant mothers who have severe impaired kidney or liver function. In other cases, Sophora can be used strictly according to the doctor's prescription and in the dose recommended by him.

It is important to adhere to the doctor's clear recommendations on the preparation and dosage regimen of sophora preparations, since a violation of the proportions makes the plant poisonous. An overdose is also dangerous, especially in diseases of the gastrointestinal tract.

Sophora japonica home remedies

• Tincture for hypertension: pour 20 g of flowers into 100 ml of 70% alcohol and insist for 1 week. Take orally 25-30 drops 3 times a day for 20 days;
• Means for removing organic salts from the walls of vessels: pour 50 g of flowers and fruits into 500 ml of vodka and insist for 1 month. Take 1 tsp. 3 times a day for 3-4 months. If alcohol is contraindicated, the drug can be prepared according to this recipe: 1 tbsp. Pour raw materials with 1 cup of boiling water, leave for 12 hours in a thermos and take 1.5 tbsp. 2 times a day;
• Tincture for the prevention of bleeding and treatment of burns: pour fresh fruits with 56% alcohol in a ratio of 1: 1, insist in a dark place for 3 weeks, strain, squeeze out the raw materials. Inside, take 1 tsp for the prevention of bleeding. 4 times a day. Outwardly, the agent is used in the form of compresses for the treatment of burns of I and II degrees;
• Tincture used in diabetes and malignant tumors: grind 150 g of fresh sophora beans to a powder and pour 700 ml of vodka, insist in a dark place for 1 week and strain. Take 1 tsp. in the morning and in the evening;
• Oil for the treatment of rhinitis and wounds: pour dry fruits with boiling water in a ratio of 1: 1, after an hour grind them into gruel, pour any vegetable oil in a ratio of 1: 3 (1 part of fruit, 3 parts of oil), insist on the sun for 3 weeks and strain. For wounds, use externally, for a runny nose - drip into the nose 3 times a day;
• A recipe for a general tonic that helps maintain health and prolong youth, normalizes blood pressure, cleanses the blood, relieves inflammation: mix the fruits and flowers of Japanese Sophora in equal proportions, take 2 tbsp. mixture and pour 500 ml of boiling water, boil for 5 minutes, insist for another 1 hour and strain. Take 150 ml 3 times a day. The same decoction can be rubbed into the scalp: it strengthens the hair follicles and promotes hair growth.