Herba Sophorae Alopecuroidis
March 4, 2009 by Jack
Name: Herba Sophorae Alopecuroidis
Resource: The whole plant of Sophora alopecuroides L.,family Leguminosae.
Characteristic:
A shrub.Leaves odd-pinnate compound,alternate;leaflet 15-25,oblong-lanceolate.Raceme terminal;corolla pailionaceous and yellow.Legume catenulate,with 6-12 seeds.Besides corolla,the whole plant covered by grey-white hairs.Bitter in taste,cold in nature,toxic,attributive too lung and liver channels.
Pharmacodynamics:
1.Clear away heat and toxic material,deprive dampness and kill parasites:For sorethroat,dysentery,trichomonas enteritis,toothache,stomachache,and leucorrhagia;external use for tinea and eczema. 2.Relieve dyspnea and cough. 3.Anticarcinogenic:For malignant hydatidiform mole,chorionic epithelioma and leukemia.
Pharmacological:
Sophocarpine,matrine and aloperine are active components.
Usage:
1.Aloperine inhibits exudative inflammation and hemolysis of red blood cells.
2.Its decoction or sophocarpine relieves asthma in guinea-pigs induced by acetylcholine and histamine.
3.Sophocarpine
Caution:
Decoction:9-18g of root or herb;3g of seed or as powder.Sophocarpine ampoule:0.2-0.4g added in glucose solution IV for drips daily,10 days as l course,continuing for 2 months with a 5-day interval bet
