What diseases does Sophora japonica treat? Japanese Sophora - medicinal properties and contraindications

From this article you will learn what medicinal properties Japanese Sophora has and how to treat it.

The appearance of the Japanese sophora is very similar to the acacia, but the sophora blooms with yellow, lilac, pink and white flowers, and a little later than the acacia - in June-July.

In the wild, the plant grows in the Far East, the islands of Japan, China, and other Asian countries. Cultivated Japanese Sophora can be found in city parks in southern Europe and Asia.

Few trees and herbs have a wider range of uses than Japanese Sophora. Healing sophora was known to ancient Chinese healers. Now traditional medicine has also recognized a positive result from treatment with Japanese Sophora. Sophora can be treated in the form of a decoction, infusion, tincture, ointment, seed oil, tea and tablets.

Japanese Sophora: medicinal properties and contraindications

The following are considered curative in Japanese Sophora: unopened buds, flowers, fruits and fruit oil.

The medicinal properties of the Japanese Sophora mass:

• Vitamin P contained in the plant reduces the fragility of capillaries, and, as a result, lowers blood pressure and prevents stroke.
• Quarcetin contained in sophora reduces allergies to many drugs, has anti-inflammatory and antiviral effects.
• Preparations made from Japanese Sophora cleanse the walls of blood vessels from cholesterol and reduce it.
• Helps stop bleeding in the lungs.
• Sophora fruits treat the liver and stomach.
• Also, the fruits restore violations: sleep, appetite, help the heart work.
• Decoctions and infusions cure dysentery.
• Outwardly, lotions from a decoction of Sophora are cured: festering non-healing wounds, trophic ulcers, frostbitten skin and after burns, psoriasis, conjunctivitis and barley.
• Rinsing with a decoction cures patients with stomatitis and periodontal disease of the gums.
• Fruit oil has an antioxidant effect, improves immunity.

Sophora japonica has and contraindications when medicines cannot be taken from it:

• low blood pressure
• Pregnancy and lactation
• Allergy to sophora
• Children under 3 years old

There are also cases where medicines from Japanese Sophora can be taken, but with caution, and it is necessary, before treatment with the drug consult with your doctor:

• Kidney and liver diseases
• Increased blood clotting (Japanese sophora preparations increase it even more)
• Drivers should not take Japanese Sophora preparations, as they depress the nervous system, and you can fall asleep at the wheel

Alcohol tincture of Japanese Sophora: instructions for use

The tincture disinfects and acts as an antiseptic.

Alcohol tincture

1. We take 250 ml of 70% alcohol and pour 2 tbsp. spoons of dry buds of Japanese sophora.
2. We insist in the dark for 10 days.
3. Strain the tincture into a dark bottle and store in a cool place for no more than 2 years.
4. To achieve a positive effect, take at least 6 months.

Application:

• Before using the tincture externally (to strengthen hair, treat wounds, sores, burns), dilute it with water (1 tablespoon of tincture per 100 ml of water).
• For rinsing the mouth with stomatitis, periodontal disease, dilute the tincture as follows: for 1 glass of water, 1 tbsp. a spoonful of tincture.
• To cure cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, colitis, remove stones from the bladder, and also prevent bleeding, dilute 1 teaspoon. a spoonful of sophora tincture in 1 glass of water, and drink.

Note. Sophora fruit rutin is almost insoluble in water, which means that the most effective medicine for oral administration is tincture, while infusions and decoctions are not so effective.

How to make a tincture of Japanese Sophora on vodka?

Vodka tincture

1. We take 0.5 liters of 40% vodka, and pour 100 g of ground fruits.
2. We set to infuse for 10-14 days.
3. 15-20 drops, diluted with water, drink 4 r. for a day. Treatment is 21 days, then we take a break for 1 week.

Application:

• Vodka tincture treats dysentery, gastritis, liver disease.

Japanese Sophora tablets: instructions for use

Japanese sophora was recognized in official medicine, and it is used to make biologically active additives. They can be both treated and taken as a preventive measure. These are such medicines:

• Soforin
• Pachycarpine
• Askorutin

Dietary supplements from Japanese Sophora, together with other medicines, treat the following diseases:

• Violation of the circulatory system
• Diabetes
• Increase immunity
• Bleeding
• Skin diseases
• impotence in men
• Baldness

Soforin- This is a 48% alcohol tincture made from the fruits of Japanese Sophora.
Sophorin compresses are applied to non-healing wounds, trophic ulcers and burns. Also, with pulmonary tuberculosis, even advanced, and muscular dystrophy, the tincture is taken orally.

Pachycarpine- medicine from Japanese sophora in tablets and ampoules. Pachycarpine is taken before meals or administered intramuscularly to relieve spasms and stimulate labor.
In addition, pachycarpine is used:

• With muscle dystrophy
• With inflammation of the nerve bundles
• For hypertensive crises
• To reduce blood loss after childbirth

Askorutin- a vitamin preparation from Japanese sophora. It is taken with beriberi P and C, to restore elasticity to capillaries and blood vessels, treats eye effusions of blood into the retina. Adults and adolescents are recommended by doctors 1-2 tablets per day, children from 3 years old - 0.5-1 tablet.

Day face cream with Japanese Sophora: instructions for use

Rutin, contained in the plant, protects our cells from free radicals, they are renewed faster and more tenacious, which means that using Japanese Sophora in the cream, the skin of the face and body will be cleansed, enlarged pores will narrow, and the skin will retain its elasticity longer.

Rutin, Moreover, Helps to keep vitamin C longer, which is necessary for prolonging the youthfulness of the skin, therefore, sophora is especially often used in creams for mature skin.

Sophora japonica cream helps:

• Eliminate spider veins
• Remove acne and pustular skin lesions
• Increases the absorption of collagen
• Protects the skin of the face from the harmful effects of the atmosphere
• In adulthood - stops skin aging

Prepare for facial rejuvenation alcohol lotion from flowers or fruits:

1. Take 200 g of flowers (possibly fruits) of Japanese Sophora and fill them with 0.5 liters of vodka.
2. We insist 2 weeks, no need to filter.
3. Pour 1 tbsp. a spoonful of alcohol lotion, dilute with water 1:10, and wipe the face with lotion 2 p. a week, more often is not desirable.

Ointment with Japanese Sophora: instructions for use

For treatment of poorly healing wounds, burns, frostbite skin, trophic ulcers cooking at home dried fruit ointment:

1. Grind 1 cup of Sophora fruits in a coffee grinder, break the black seeds with a hammer, and mix with 2 cups of fat (goose or badger).
2. In a cast iron bowl, we simmer this ointment in the oven for 2 hours.
3. The next day, put in the oven again for 2 hours.
4. On the third day, we repeat the same procedure.
5. On the fourth day, heat the ointment, rub it through a sieve, and you can use it.
6. We apply the ointment on a clean cloth, apply it to the wound, and bandage it on top. When the wound begins to heal, the ointment can be applied, but not covered with anything on top.

Japanese Sophora Tea: Benefits and Uses

Japanese Sophora Tea operates as follows:

• Tonic
• Prolongs youth
• Lowers blood pressure
• Purifies the blood
• Stops bleeding
• Relieves inflammation

Tea from the flowers and fruits of Japanese Sophora

1. 2 tbsp. spoons of flowers (possible fruit) Sophora pour 0.5 liters of boiling water and let it boil for 5 minutes.
2. After removing from heat, insist 1 hour.
3. We filter and drink 150 ml 3 r. in a day.

Japanese Sophora for hair loss: a recipe for use

If hair falls out, for them strengthening and improving growth, decoctions and infusions from sophora will help. What if rinsing and shampooing with sophora combined with head massage, the effect will be even greater.

Fruit decoction

1. We take 20 g of Sophora fruits and fill them with 1 glass of boiled water.
2. Cook at low boil for 15 minutes.
3. Decant the broth, cool and rub into the head and hair roots.

Fruit infusion

1. Pour 20 g of Sophora fruits with 1 glass of boiled water.
2. We insist 15 minutes and filter.
3. Rub, when cool, in the hair, preferably in the roots.

You can also use alcohol tincture with hair loss. It is diluted with water 1:10, you can 1:5, and rubbed into the roots.

The use of Japanese Sophora in diabetes mellitus

Sophora has hypoglycemic properties, so medicines from it can be used for diabetes (diabetes). At the initial stage of diabetes, only a drug with sophora is prescribed, and if diabetes is complicated, then a complex of drugs.

Fruit tincture

1. We fill the glass bottle by 2/3 with fresh Sophora fruits, fill it to the top with vodka.
2. We let it brew for 3 weeks.
3. We drink 1 tbsp. spoon in the morning, on an empty stomach.

Japanese Sophora for hypertension: a recipe for use

At hypertension helps reduce blood pressure and improve the condition of the circulatory system flower tincture:

1. We take 20 g of dried Sophora flowers and 100 ml of 70% alcohol.
2. We insist 1 week.
3. We drip 25-30 drops and drink at a time, 3 r. per day, and so take 20 days.

To better and faster to clean the vessels and restore their elasticity, lower blood pressure and reduce the risk of stroke cooking at home tincture of Japanese sophora with mistletoe:

1. We take fresh mistletoe branches, grind them through a meat grinder and pour vodka 1: 2.
2. We insist in the dark for 30 days.
3. Separately, the fruits of Sophora (100 g) pour 75 ml of vodka, and also let it brew for 30 days.
4. We merge the settled tinctures together and continue to infuse for 10 days.
5. We filter the tincture and drink it, diluting it with water (1 teaspoon of tincture, 30 ml of water), 3 r. a day before meals. We are treated for 30 days, then we take a break for about 10 days, and repeat the course again.

How to take Japanese Sophora for psoriasis?

To cure psoriasis, as well as dermatitis and eczema, we smear sore spots with psoriasis ointment with sophora fruits, sold in pharmacies. Treatment lasts 1 month, then 1 month break, and you can repeat.

To recover faster, in addition to the ointment, they drink tincture of fruits and flowers of Japanese sophora that you can cook at home:

1. Take 50 g of Sophora fruits or flowers and fill them with 0.5 liters of vodka.
2. We insist 1 month in the dark.
3. We drip 30-40 drops and drink half an hour before meals, 3 r. for a day. The treatment lasts 3-4 months, then we take a break for 1 month, and if we have not achieved the result yet, we start the treatment again.

Decoction for the treatment of psoriasis on the head

1. 4 tbsp. spoons of sophora flowers pour 400 ml of hot water, cook for 5 minutes at a slow boil.
2. We filter, cool and rub into the affected areas on the head and hair.

Oil recipe for psoriasis-affected palms and soles of the feet

1. We take a 1 liter glass jar and fill it halfway with the fruits of Japanese Sophora, pour boiling water to the top.
2. We decant the water after 2 hours, and grind the fruits into porridge.
3. We take 1 part of the gruel and fill it with vegetable oil (3 parts).
4. We insist in a warm place for 1 month.
5. We filter the resulting oil and lubricate the soles of the feet and palms if cracks have formed.

How to take Japanese Sophora in oncology?

Sophora tinctures and tablets alone or together with another medicinal herb have a destructive effect on cancer, prevent the expansion of metastases.

With tumors do at home tincture of vodka:

1. Grind 150 g of Sophora fruits to a powder, pour 700 ml of vodka.
2. We insist in the dark for 1 week.
3. We decante the tincture and drink 1 teaspoon. spoon 2 p. per day for a long time.

In addition to ingestion, they help compresses, irrigation from a decoction of Japanese Sophora such as breast or uterine cancer.

How to take Japanese Sophora for the treatment of blood vessels and atherosclerosis?

For vessel cleansing cooking at home apple cider vinegar remedy:

1. We take 100 g of Sophora fruits along with black nucleoli, which we flatten for the effectiveness of the medicine.
2. Pour 1 liter of apple cider vinegar to the fruits.
3. We insist 20-30 days, sometimes shaking.
4. We use it without straining like this: we take 1-2 teaspoons. spoons of vinegar, sophora honey and 1 glass of warm water, stir and drink 1 time in the morning on an empty stomach.

Note. A remedy with apple cider vinegar is contraindicated for people suffering from gastritis with high acidity.

At atherosclerosis, high blood pressure and vascular thrombosis will be effective sophora fruit tincture on cognac:

1. Take 100 g of fruits and fill them with 0.5 liters of cognac.
2. We insist 3 weeks, filter.
3. We drip 30-40 drops, drink 1 hour after eating, 3 r. per day, for 21 days, then we take a 1-week break, and start treatment again.

Japanese Sophora in gynecology: a recipe for use

Sophora treat such female diseases:

• Whites and candidiasis
• Myoma
• Inflammation of the appendages
• endometritis
• Erosion of the cervix
• Infertility
• Bleeding uterine
• Trichomoniasis
• Prolapse of the uterus

Used in gynecology Pachycarpine with Sophora japonica. It helps well to stimulate weak contractions in a woman giving birth, and after childbirth it is prescribed if there is heavy bleeding.

Bleeding from the uterus is also stopped remedies from Sophora japonica with ascorbic acid. In addition, these joint preparations return elasticity to the vessels. Treatment is carried out both by ingestion and by douching, compresses.

Japanese Sophora - medicinal properties: reviews

We learn about the successes in the treatment with Japanese Sophora from the letters of consumers who have achieved positive results.

Maria K., Yekaterinburg. I drank a dietary supplement from Japanese Sophora after the birth of twins. After giving birth, my hair began to fall out in clumps. I prepared myself such a decoction: 2 g of Japanese Sophora fruits poured 200 ml of boiling water. I drank the infused broth throughout the day. And in addition, the same decoction was prepared for rinsing hair. The procedure lasted 3 weeks. A month later, the treatment was repeated. Hair stopped falling out, acquired a natural shine.

Sergey N., Murmansk. For a long time my legs were covered with ulcers and did not heal. I bought a tincture of Japanese Sophora in alcohol at a pharmacy. He began to smear her ulcers every day. For 10 days, while I was smearing, the old ulcers healed, and the new ones stopped appearing.

So, with the help of Japanese Sophora, various diseases can be cured, but before you start treatment, you need to consult your doctor.

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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 remedy, 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, with 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 a certain time.

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 capabilities 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, a 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 a 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.

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Sophora japonica is a woody plant from the legume family that has many beneficial properties. The birthplace of Sophora is the Far Eastern Japan and China, but the plant has taken root well in the Caucasus and Crimea.

First of all, the Japanese Sophora was attractive as an ornamental plant of incredible beauty - the height of the tree is over 20 meters, the crown is dense and spherical. Pinnate, oval-shaped, Sophora leaves are large, up to 20 cm, rich green in color, smooth on top, covered with hairs on the underside.

Sophora flowers are collected in large inflorescences, have a beautiful cream color and exude a strong pleasant aroma. During maturation, the plant is hung with large pods, initially green, and then reddish-brown in color.

But not only the beauty of this tree is the source of its popularity. For a long time, people have discovered the ability of Sophora to cure certain diseases.

Healing properties of Sophora

Until now, the entire chemical composition of Sophora has not been studied, but it has been revealed that the buds and seeds of the plant contain a unique complex of biologically active compounds.

It contains the most important vitamins, microelements, and the largest (up to 30%) concentration of rutin.

Rutin, or nicotinic acid, also known as vitamin PP, is involved in many important processes for the body. Rutin has the ability to:

Thanks to nicotinic acid, the level of cholesterol in the blood is also regulated.

Sophora oil

Sophora has useful properties applicable in inflammatory processes. Sophora oil has an antioxidant effect, stimulates the production of antibodies.

Ointments and creams based on sophora oil have a calming effect, relieve irritation and itching.

sophora seeds

Sophora fruits are raw materials for the manufacture of valuable drugs based on rutin in the form of tablets, powders and infusions.

They treat ulcers, accelerate the healing process of deep wounds.

Sophora extract has a bactericidal effect, this is due to the presence of genistein and quercetin in the fruits of the plant.

Traditional medicine has long used infusions of Sophora fruits for treatment.

Sophora tincture is used externally for the treatment of:

The internal use of Sophora helps:

• stop and prevent internal bleeding,
• treatment of atherosclerosis,
• hypertensive diseases,
• angina,
• typhus.

Sophora with - an indispensable assistant, preparations based on sophora seeds eliminate metabolic disorders.

Infusions based on essential and alcoholic extracts from Sophora fruits also have antimicrobial activity against Escherichia coli and staphylococcus aureus, they also treat inflammation of the gums, runny nose.

Sophora is included in the composition for cleansing the body. Follow this link.

Sophora tincture recipe

Medicinal tinctures are prepared on the basis of both fresh and dried Sophora fruits.

Preparing such a medicine at home is quite simple. The weight ratio of alcohol and fresh fruits is one to one.

If you use dry fruits, take them exactly two times less than alcohol.

Grind the raw materials and put in a dark glass dish, then pour the required amount of a 70% alcohol solution. After three weeks of infusion at room temperature, filter, squeeze out the remnants.

Store the tincture in a dark glass container in the dark, in a cool place.

This tincture is effective in the treatment of many diseases. For example, they are afraid of:

Japanese sophora, recipes for decoctions and infusions

Sophora decoction applies:

• at high temperature and intense heat,
• used in the treatment of malaria,
• pulmonary tuberculosis,
• neuritis,
• nervous disorders.

Good sedative, treats jaundice, fever.

Prepare a decoction according to this recipe: pour 1 tbsp. a spoonful of crushed fruits of the plant with a glass of boiling water, and steam in a water bath for 10 minutes. Strain after cooling and add boiled water to make a glass again. Take three times a day for 25 grams (about 1.5 tablespoons).

Sophora infusion used when capillary permeability is increased, as well as with frequent bleeding. An infusion is also prescribed for eye hemorrhages.

You can prepare a medicinal infusion as follows: grind 20 g of dried Sophora flowers into powder, pour boiling water (250 grams) and leave for two hours. Strain after cooling. Take after meals 1-2 tablespoons three times a day.

Sophora is also externally applicable for hair: its extract is used for hair growth and strengthening hair follicles.

And this sophora infusion is applicable for washing hair in case of hair loss: boil 20 grams of fruit in 250 grams of water, leave for fifteen minutes and strain.

2- recipe (to accelerate growth and strengthen hair): pour 20 g of sophora fruit with a glass of boiling water, then cook for 15 minutes over low heat. Strain after the broth has cooled. Rub the prepared decoction into the hair roots as needed.

Contraindications

• Pronounced disorders of the cardiovascular system, especially in pregnant women
• Diseases of the kidneys, liver
• Not recommended for children under 14
• Hypersensitivity and individual intolerance to the active substances of the plant

In any case, before using drugs prepared on the basis of Sophora, it is advisable to consult a doctor.

The use of sophora in the economy

Japanese Sophora is also a honey plant. Even in dry times, its flowers produce a lot of nectar, which is why bees love Sophora.

Tree trunks are a durable building and finishing material, good as firewood.

In their homeland, Japan, the original use of Sophora flowers was as a dye; when dyeing fabrics, it gave a lasting yellow color.

Features of collection and procurement

When collecting Sophora fruits, they should not ripen: the beans are still juicy, light green in color and have not had time to turn red, and the seeds are dark and have already hardened.

The information will also be useful for those who want to cure advanced diseases, are looking for an effective natural remedy for getting rid of bedsores, fungi. Japanese Sophora gives a chance to recover even to people with oncological diseases.

In this article I will tell you:

• when to use the medicine
• about the beneficial properties of the plant
• about the peculiarities of the preparation of a healing agent
• how to treat cooked tincture
• who should not take sophora

The use of sophora tincture in folk medicine

Sophora japonica tincture is used for numerous health problems. Even traditional medicine uses the remedy to treat various diseases. It is the first remedy for high capillary permeability. The tincture is used both internally and externally. So, for example, taking the tincture inside, you can cure:

• and bronchitis;
• peptic ulcers and;
• typhus, measles and scarlet fever;
• and etc.

Sophora alcohol tincture external use:

• with baldness;
• for and ;
• from bedsores and ulcers;
• after injuries and burns.

The medicine is successfully used to treat hypertension, helps to normalize sleep, and relieves toothache.

Valuable properties of Japanese Sophora

The plant is so rich in useful substances that the entire list of diseases, when it is appropriate to use sophora, simply cannot be counted. Its beneficial properties have been known for a long time. Here is a list of the most basic healing properties of the plant:

• anti-inflammatory;
• antitumor;
• restorative;
• antiallergic;
• antispasmodic;
• antiseptic;
• hemostatic.

Important information!All parts of the plant are poisonous. Sophora Japanese tincture for internal use instructions for use - a specialist consultation is required before starting treatment!

Sophora japonica tincture preparation

Alcohol infusion:

1. Grind the fruits of Sophora and place in a jar.
2. Pour the raw material with alcohol. If the fruits are fresh - the proportion is 1: 1, and if dry - 1: 2.
3. Close the jar tightly with a lid and put in a dark place.
4. After 20 days, the product is ready for use.

The prepared product is used inside. It can also be used externally. There are diseases when the patient is absolutely forbidden to take drops of alcohol, in this case I will share with you a recipe on how to prepare Japanese Sophora tincture on water.

Water infusion:

1. Finely chop the fruits of the plant, and pour a tablespoon of raw materials with a glass of boiling water.
2. Leave the composition to infuse throughout the night.
3. In the morning, send the resulting mass to the fire and boil for no more than 7 minutes.
4. Then filter and accept.

Alcohol two-component infusion:

1. Grind the fruits of sophora and mistletoe white.
2. Pour one glass of each ingredient into a glass container and pour alcohol in a volume of 1 liter.
3. Put the composition in a dark place and leave for 21 days, periodically shaking the container.
4. Then strain and drink 3-4 times a day before meals for a teaspoon.

This recipe is effective for fighting cancer, as well as severe and other internal organs.

Sophora japonica tincture treatment

Sophora tincture Japanese instructions for use for the general treatment regimen:

• The first month - every 4 hours drink 10 drops of tincture.
• Then take 40 drops.
• The course of treatment is six months.

Use the tincture according to the above scheme for hypertension, diseases of the heart and blood vessels, after and cerebrovascular accidents.

- Apply tincture in the form of a compress. To do this, the agent is diluted with water 1: 3, a piece of gauze is moistened with a solution and applied overnight to the back of the head. To prevent burns, pre-lubricate the skin with baby cream.

— Paralyzed body parts rubbed with undiluted tincture of sophora, after lubricating the skin with a greasy cream.

— With scleroderma massage sore spots on the back with honey, then wipe and rub with tincture diluted with water.

Sophora Japanese instructions for use in each individual case has different lengths of treatment. To determine how long to use the tincture, you need to consult a specialist. The more severe the disease, the longer the course. In order to prevent diseases, the remedy is taken four times a year, lasting one month.

Contraindications to the use of Japanese Sophora

During the period of bearing a child and breastfeeding, you can not take a tincture of Japanese Sophora. It is forbidden to use the remedy for individual sensitivity. With great care and under the supervision of a doctor, it is possible to take tincture for kidney disease.

Be healthy!

The healing properties and contraindications of Japanese Sophora were first discovered by Chinese healers. The fruits of this tree were successfully treated for cardiovascular diseases, used to prevent stroke. Sophora is a famous symbol of Beijing. In East Asian countries, the plant is called the "weeping tree", often grown for decorative purposes. Also, the plant is considered a valuable honey plant. Sophora honey, like decoctions, teas, tinctures, has healing properties: it cleanses the walls of blood vessels, reduces pressure, and prevents the development of atherosclerosis, thrombophlebitis, and varicose veins.

Healing effect, indications and contraindications

What are the beneficial properties and contraindications of Japanese Sophora? What parts of it are used for medical purposes? How to prepare raw materials?

Spreading

Japanese Sophora. Botanical illustration from Curtis's Botanical Magazine, vol. 144, 1918.

The tree reaches a height of 25 m. It develops well in the shade, tolerates drought, but is not resistant to frost and strong winds. It grows wild in China, Mongolia, and Japan. Cultivated in the Krasnodar Territory, Crimea, the Caucasus. This is a beautiful ornamental tree, which is often cultivated in the southern regions.

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The fruits and buds of the plant are harvested as medicinal raw materials. The buds are removed in June-July, and the fruits are cut in September or October. It is advisable to collect them in dry weather and not fully ripe. Dry in natural conditions, with access to fresh air, avoiding sunlight. Keep 24 months.

Medicinal action

Medicinal properties of Japanese Sophora:

• decongestant;
• anti-sclerotic;
• painkiller;
• antitumor;
• hypotensive;
• vascular strengthening;
• rejuvenating;
• antihelminthic;
• antibacterial;
• regenerating;
• stimulating blood supply;
• capillary-stabilizing;
• hemostatic;
• antioxidant;
• antiseptic;
• immunostimulating.

Useful substances in the chemical composition:

• quercetin;
• vitamin P (rutin);
• vitamin C;
• glycosides;
• fixed oils;
• flavonoids (the most valuable kaempferol);
• alkaloids (the most valuable pahikarpin);
• organic acids;
• micro and macro elements.

Indications

Under what diagnoses and symptoms can treatment with Sophora japonica be effective?

• Gynecology. It is valued for its antitumor, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial properties. It is prescribed for a number of women's diagnoses: vaginitis, cervicitis, fibroids, colpitis, candidiasis, cervical erosion, salpingitis. It also stops uterine bleeding, inflammation in the uterus and fallopian tubes, eliminates the causes of infertility, improves the functions of the reproductive system. Applied inside, but also used externally in the form of douches. In addition, it is recommended to take with menopause. The herb normalizes the hormonal background, relieves the unpleasant symptoms of hot flashes during menopause.
• Oncology. Recently, more and more people talk about the antitumor properties of this plant. The active ingredients of Sophora stop the growth of malignant cells, prevent the exacerbation of oncological diseases, and inhibit their transition to severe stages. Often the herb is prescribed in complex therapy. With advanced forms, the plant relieves swelling and severe inflammation. It is also a powerful natural immunostimulant that supports the body's defenses during exacerbations and during rehabilitation.
• The use of Sophora japonica fruit in cardiovascular diseases. Rutin, or vitamin P, is the first remedy for diseases of the heart and joints. Rutin is not produced in the body, so its reserves must be replenished. In addition to sophora, it is found in such plants: buckwheat, olives, capers, asparagus, dandelion, rosemary, raspberries, black currants. Sophora promotes the excretion of cholesterol, prevents the formation of plaques and blood clots, helps with atherosclerosis, hypertension, angina pectoris, varicose veins, vasculitis. Strengthens blood vessels, stimulates blood supply, reduces capillary permeability. It is considered a prophylactic against strokes, hemorrhages in the retina, all internal bleeding.
• Cleansing the body. It is a natural antioxidant, removes toxins from the body, cleanses the blood and liver. Helps to cope with intoxication of the body.
• Benefits for diabetes. The herb has a beneficial effect on the functioning of the thyroid and pancreas, normalizes the hormonal background. Proven hypoglycemic properties of the drug. Apply at different stages of the disease only under medical supervision. During the course, it is extremely important to follow a diet. Most often, grass is included in complex therapy.
• Benefits for the digestive tract. Sophora gives an anti-inflammatory effect, heals the mucous well. Most often they drink with a stomach ulcer, gastritis with high acidity, inflammation of the pancreas, worms in the liver, colitis, hemorrhoids, dysentery, and loss of appetite. Folk sources mention that with a stomach ulcer, herbal treatment can increase pain, which indicates the process of tissue regeneration. But for any side effects, you should definitely consult a doctor.
• Outdoor use. The tincture for internal use can also be applied externally. It can be irrigated, gargle, gums and mouth; compresses and lotions are made from it for rheumatism to relieve swelling and pain; decoctions lubricate the skin with psoriasis, dermatitis, allergies, wounds, cracks, purulent processes, burns, frostbite.

What are the contraindications for Japanese Sophora? It is forbidden to use the herb during pregnancy (especially in the first trimester), during the lactation period, with individual intolerance. Children from 3 years old are given only after a medical consultation. Increased doses of rutin and other active substances in the composition of the plant can provoke nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, pain in the stomach and intestines, and bloating. If these signs appear, you should stop taking the medicine and consult a doctor.

The use of Japanese Sophora at home

What is the use of Japanese Sophora in folk medicine, modern pharmacology and medical practice? How to prepare water and alcohol infusions from this medicinal raw material?

Pharmacology

Sophora is often included in the composition of various drugs and dietary supplements. First of all, the grass is valued for its high content of rutin. The medicinal plant is included in different pharmacological groups: hemostatic (hemostatic), anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, regenerating. Also included in the composition of angioprotectors - means that increase the strength of blood vessels, suppressing the process of thrombosis.

• Sophora japonica tincture. The instructions for use include a list of such indications: internal bleeding; hypertension; colitis; peptic ulcer; angina pectoris, diabetes mellitus, urolithiasis. External use: acne, trophic ulcers, wounds, burns. It is forbidden to give Japanese Sophora extract to children under 12 years of age. Adult dosage - from 10 drops to 1 teaspoon no more than 5 times a day with an intensive course of treatment. An allergic reaction is possible in the form of swelling, itching, urticaria.
• dry raw materials. You can buy dry fruits, leaves and buds in various packaging. You can also buy herbs in the form of herbal tea bags. Herbal tea, in addition to all the above indications, is useful to drink as a tonic, tonic.
• Component of various drugs. Rutin can be in tablets, powder, in the form of an alcohol tincture. One of the most famous preparations from Japanese Sophora is Soforin. The instructions for use indicate that the drug is used for local treatment. They treat skin lesions, ulcers, abscesses, non-healing wounds in diabetes mellitus. Also known drugs "Ascorutin" (tablets) and "Pahikarpin" (tablets, injections).

Tea and decoction

Tea from dried fruits and buds is taken as a therapeutic and prophylactic agent for all the above diseases. It is necessary to take breaks in the course of treatment. Biologically active substances of sophora accumulate in the body and can subsequently cause poisoning and an allergic reaction.

Preparation of fruit decoction

1. Take 2 tbsp. l. dry fruits.
2. Pour in 2 cups of boiling water.
3. Boil over low heat for 5 minutes.
4. Leave for 1 hour.
5. Strain.

You can take ½ cup 3 times a day. It helps with bleeding, especially with tuberculosis. The decoction normalizes blood pressure, relieves inflammation, strengthens the immune system, and calms the nerves. It is especially useful to take decoctions in combination with vitamin C. It is ascorbic acid that enhances the effect of rutin.

In recipes, there are other dosages of herbs: 20 g of raw materials per 250 ml of water. It is recommended to make a mixture of Sophora fruits and flowers, even better - grind them into powder. For external use, more concentrated infusions are usually prepared.

Infusion recipe

1. Take 1 tbsp. l. fruits.
2. Pour in a glass of boiling water.
3. Leave in a thermos for 6 hours.
4. Strain.

Take 1 tbsp. l. no more than 3 times a day (preferably after meals). Do not abuse concentrated infusions when taken orally.

Tincture

Vitamin P is known to be more soluble in an alcohol base. Therefore, the effectiveness of this dosage form is higher. What are the features of using homemade tincture of Sophora japonica?

• Inflammation of the digestive tract.
• Insomnia, neurasthenia, it is useful to drink for women during menopause.
• Bronchitis, tuberculosis.
• Atherosclerosis, thrombophlebitis, varicose veins, stroke, angina pectoris.
• Inflammation of the prostate, adenoma.

Preparation of alcohol tincture

1. Take 50 g of crushed raw materials.
2. Pour in ½ liter of vodka.
3. Insist 3-4 weeks in a dark place.
4. Strain.

You can drink 20 drops 3 times a day. The duration of the course is a month, after which they take a break and repeat the course if necessary after 10 days.

Making apple cider vinegar tincture

1. Take 50 g of raw materials.
2. Pour in ½ liter of apple cider vinegar.
3. Insist 3 weeks in a dark place.
4. Strain.

Accepted in a diluted form: 1 tbsp. l. tincture in a glass of warm water in the morning. Especially helps with varicose veins.

What are the contraindications for Sophora japonica tincture? In addition to the above general contraindications, the following are prohibited during the course of treatment: driving vehicles, mechanisms and machines, physical and intellectual activities that require concentration.

• vascular and heart diseases;
• inflammation of the digestive tract;
• oncology;
• gynecology (fibroids, inflammation);
• urology (adenoma, inflammation of the prostate in men);
• endocrinology (diabetes mellitus and other autoimmune diseases);
• fungal, bacterial skin lesions.

Read more about and preparing tinctures from a mixture of herbs in our other article.

Application in cosmetology

Vitamin P is highly valued in cosmetology due to its antioxidant, rejuvenating properties.

• What is useful Japanese Sophora for hair. The rich composition of minerals and vitamin P contribute to the rapid growth of hair. The herb regulates the activity of the sebaceous glands, strengthens the roots, stimulates the blood supply and nourishment of the hair follicles. It is useful to rub into the scalp with hair loss, intense baldness.
• Benefits of sophora for facial skin. Strengthens blood vessels, eliminates rosacea (vascular network); activates metabolism (fat, lipid); narrows pores; regenerates, rejuvenates cells; provides skin elasticity. In addition, it is useful to lubricate the skin of the hands, elbows, feet, cracks on the lips. More suitable for oily and sensitive skin. Helps to get rid of acne and acne in adolescence. Restores hormonal balance, eliminates inflammation and disinfects the skin well.