Powerful, tall tree with delicate yellow flowers and fruits in the form of large beans. The structure of the leaves and inflorescences resembles acacia, but there are no thorns on the branches. Prefers warm latitudes and loves the sun. This unusual tree is Sophora japonica. The use in folk medicine is quite diverse, which is due to the substances in the aerial parts of the plant.
Sophora is widely represented in China, Japan, Korea, from where it spread to the south of Russia and Ukraine, and Central Asia. Europeans call it Japanese acacia. Due to its unusual beauty, the tree is often used as a decorative tree.
Attention! Two more types of Sophora are medicinal plants. These are Sophora thick-fruited and Sophora yellowish. Both types of herbs have different chemical compositions and are used differently. If the recipe does not specify the type of sophora, find out additionally.
Chinese healers call Sophora a cure for a hundred diseases; they have long believed that regular use of the drug prevents strokes, rejuvenates, and prolongs life. used to heal many diseases.
Valuable substances included in Sophora
The chemical composition of the medicinal plant is so unique that some substances are found only in plants of this species.
Rutin is the main value of Sophora. IN different years in the above-ground part of the plant, the rutin content ranges from 12 to 30%. Fruits and flowers contain the most rutin. The use of medicines from Sophora, thanks to high content routine helps cleanse blood vessels and restore their elasticity. The walls of capillaries and veins are strengthened, which helps with bleeding, varicose veins, and hemorrhoids.
Important! Vitamin P (rutin) plays an irreplaceable role in many processes, but is not produced by the body itself, so it must be supplied from the outside. Lack of routine causes severe consequences, excess is easily eliminated from the body.
In addition to vitamin P, the plant contains many substances beneficial to the human body:
- glycosides;
- trace elements (potassium, calcium, magnesium, iodine, boron);
- organic acids;
- vitamin C;
- fixed oils.
It is thanks to this that it has a complex effect on the body, which allows it to cope with various diseases. Sophora stimulates the production of insulin by the body itself and is successfully used for diabetes. By increasing blood clotting, it also prevents the formation of blood clots, which is indispensable for thrombosis and helps with gangrene. For psoriasis, for eczema, trophic ulcers, others skin lesions, has not only an antiseptic effect, but also helps regenerate damaged tissues.
Official medicine has long recognized valuable properties Japanese Sophora. For cooking pharmaceuticals buds and fruits are used. The use of alcohol tincture, powder, oil has proven itself in the treatment of blood vessels, tissue regeneration, antimicrobial therapy. For any diseases requiring treatment, people traditionally turn to amazing properties Japanese acacia.
In folk medicine it is used in different forms:
- alcohol tincture;
- infusions and decoctions;
- ointment;
- powder.
The choice of medication form depends on the preferences of the person, the characteristics of the body, the disease, and ease of use.
How to make tincture at home
Rutin is poorly soluble in water, so best shape medicine from Sophora is considered a tincture. The use of alcohol or vodka allows you to obtain the desired concentration of active ingredients. The finished product can be purchased at a pharmacy, but you can easily repeat this process at home.
Tincture of flowers
At 2 tbsp. l. dried flowers will require 100 ml of alcohol. Preparation:
- Pour alcohol into dry raw materials.
- Leave for about 7 days. The process must take place in the dark.
- Filter.
For treatment, take 20–40 drops 3 times a day, 30 days in a row. IN for preventive purposes, to maintain vigor and health, 10 drops in the morning and 10 drops in the evening are enough.
Fruit tincture
At 2 tbsp. l. crushed fruits you need to take 0.5 liters of high-quality vodka. Leave for 2 weeks, shake or stir occasionally. Squeeze and filter. Take 15–20 drops before meals and before bed (4 times a day). Repeat the three-week course after a 10-day break.
- Prepare a mixture of crushed raw materials from 1 cup of white mistletoe and 1 cup of sophora (buds or fruits).
- Pour 1 liter of alcohol into the mixture.
- Leave for about 20 days.
- Squeeze well and filter.
The strongest antioxidant, cleansing and immunostimulating effect of the drug is used for oncology, radiation damage, and to rejuvenate the body in people over 40 years of age. Take the tincture 4 times a day, gradually increasing the single dose from 1 tsp. up to 1 dessert. The duration of treatment is from several months to a year.
Carefully! The plant is poisonous. To get a good result without side effects, it is enough to adhere to the dosage. In the given doses, the plant does not cause unpleasant consequences. In case of overdose appear headache, nausea, tachycardia. At the first suspicion of an overdose, treatment should be stopped and gastric lavage should be performed immediately.
Most wide range diseases can be treated with tincture. Oral use is also indicated for the following ailments:
- diseases respiratory tract(both inside and rinsing);
- tuberculosis;
- hormonal disorders;
- , rheumatism;
- , periodontal disease;
- sexual impotence in men;
- hot flashes during menopause in women.
Infusion for skin diseases and cosmetology
If alcohol is contraindicated, infusions and decoctions can be used. They are good as lotions and rubdowns. Disinfect wounds, promote fast healing. For gastrointestinal diseases (ulcers, gastritis, colitis) alcohol tincture cannot be consumed, in this case infusions are used.
The indications for taking the infusion and decoction are the same as for the tincture, only the dosage increases, since active ingredients Reluctantly dissolve in water, their concentration is lower.
Take 2 tbsp per glass of boiling water. l. dry crushed raw materials and leave for about 2 hours. You should take 1-2 tbsp. l. three times a day.
It is good for hair to wash your hair with infusion. Rubbing the decoction into the scalp will prevent baldness. Infusions and decoctions are used for any skin lesions, frostbite, burns, boils, pimples.
Many healers recommend that when using Sophora preparations externally, it must be used internally in a prophylactic dosage. This supports the entire body and speeds up recovery.Note!
Decoction for many diseases
- Pour one tablespoon of flowers into a glass of boiling water.
- Boil for 15 minutes. It is best to simmer in a water bath.
- Let cool, strain. Adding water, bring it to the previous volume.
- Take 1 tbsp. l. 3 times a day.
The decoction is used: when high blood pressure, as an antipyretic, sedative, expectorant, antimicrobial agent, for bleeding of any kind. Used externally to improve skin condition, get rid of age spots, rejuvenation.
Infusion with apple cider vinegar to cleanse blood vessels
- Remove the fruits from 100 g of beans and mash.
- Pour 1 liter apple cider vinegar.
- Leave for at least 20 days. Do not filter.
- Drink a drink on an empty stomach: 200 ml of warm water, honey and 1 tbsp. l. sophora vinegar.
The resulting tonic drink is especially effective for cleansing blood vessels, reduces varicose veins, and helps with constipation.
Powder
This form of medicine is very convenient if you know how to use the powder. It is easy to store and carry with you. It takes up very little space. Due to its high concentration, its dosage is very small. One single dose– from 0.1 to 0.5 g (at the tip of the knife). The powder is easy to make yourself from dried buds and flowers.
Oil
Fatty oils mainly contain seeds. The use of Sophora japonica oil in folk medicine is associated with its ability to regulate metabolism, strengthen the body's defenses, correct hormonal imbalances, and rejuvenate cells. The oil is widely used as cosmetic product, added to creams, ointments, lotions.
Features of the Sophora blank
Important! In order to get the most healing effect, you need to collect Sophora on time, dry it properly and store it. Violation of the terms of preparation, drying conditions, storage leads to loss of medicinal properties.
Harvesting buds
Sophora blooms in July - August. Moths yellowish flowers collected in elongated panicles. Collection for medicinal purposes is carried out when the first flowers are just beginning to open; the beneficial substances are in the highest concentration.
The inflorescences removed from the tree are dried entirely at a temperature of 30 to 45 ° C, protected from sunlight. Only buds are selected for storage; using the entire bunch is not advisable. Sufficiently dried flowers fall from the stalks or are easily shaken off. Dried flowers should be stored in paper bags.
Harvesting fruits
The fruits are large (up to 10 cm) indehiscent beans. They are collected while the beans are still green and fleshy, but the seeds inside have already begun to change color and begin to harden. When ripe, the beans turn red and the raw material contains less useful substances. Before drying, cut beans are separated from the stalks. Dry at a temperature not exceeding 30°C. Store on racks with mandatory air access.
Contraindications for use
Attention! Like any potent remedy, Sophora japonica should be used with caution. You should definitely discuss treatment, dosage, and course duration with your doctor.
Contraindications:
- pregnancy, lactation period;
- age up to 14 years;
- kidney and liver diseases;
- intolerance to some components.
With a thoughtful approach to use, Japanese Sophora will help get rid of many ailments, restore strength and maintain vigor and health for many years.
Sophora japonica is a large deciduous tree of the legume family, reaching a height of 25–30 meters. He has a powerful root system, branched stems and wide crown. The leaves are imparipinnate, elliptical in shape, and grow in pairs. The stems and leaves are pubescent with light appressed hairs. The flowers are yellowish, moth-like, collected in dense apical racemes. The fruits are slightly constricted club-shaped beans. The fruits contain 3–6 reddish or black seeds.
Sophora blooms in July-August, the fruits ripen in September-October, and do not fall from the branches all winter. The plant is distributed in China, Japan, Vietnam, Transcaucasia, Central Asia, and southern Ukraine.
Beneficial properties of Japanese Sophora
Sophora japonica contains a large amount of alkaloids: in the leaves - 3%, in the seeds - 4%, in the roots 2-3%. They form the basis of the chemical composition of the plant. In addition, the roots contain phenolic coloring substances, and the seeds contain up to 6% fatty oil. Also from different parts Sophora highlighted such bio active substances such as kaempferol, quercetin, flavonoids, organic acids and vitamin C.
In addition, rutin, which has the properties of vitamin P, was identified in the flowers of the plant. This substance effectively reduces the fragility of capillaries, therefore it is indispensable in the treatment of diabetes, typhus and measles. Doctors from some countries South-East Asia It is suggested that the flowers of the plant, prepared in a special way, can prevent the occurrence of stroke, since the substances contained in them effectively strengthen the walls of blood vessels and reduce blood pressure.
Unopened buds and fruits of the plant are used as medicinal raw materials. The buds are cut off in June-July, when they just begin to bloom, the fruits are collected after ripening, carefully breaking off the pods or cutting off the pods with pruning shears in dry weather. The collected raw materials are cleaned of twigs and foreign impurities and sent for drying as quickly as possible. Fruits and flowers are dried in well-ventilated areas or in dryers at a temperature of 25–30 °C, stirring occasionally. Store finished raw materials in multilayer paper bags.
Medicinal properties of Japanese Sophora
What are the benefits of preparations based on Sophora japonica:
They restore elasticity to the walls of blood vessels, making them less fragile and brittle;
Regulates the metabolism of many systems human body and metabolic processes in it, allowing you to lower blood glucose and cholesterol levels;
Cleanses blood vessels from cholesterol plaques;
Significantly reduce blood pressure levels;
Subcutaneous vessels are cleaned to the capillary level, they intensively supply blood hair follicles and stimulate hair growth;
Help strengthen the immune system and thereby reduce the likelihood of allergic reactions;
Improves blood supply to tissues, which has a positive effect on the prevention of strokes, heart attacks and visual impairment associated with trophism of the vessels feeding the eye;
Reduce swelling of tissues and joints;
Fights capillary prothrombin and small vessels scalp, which helps in the fight against baldness.
The positive effect of Sophora japonica on the blood supply system makes it an indispensable tool with such serious complications of diabetes as diabetic atherosclerosis with numbness of the legs and the development of gangrene. This is a complication life-threatening patient, begins its development with darkening of the fingers lower limbs, in advanced cases threatens amputation and death.
Sophora japonica also helps with complications of obliterating endarteritis - spontaneous gangrene. This disease affects the arteries of the leg and foot. Their lumen narrows, the general blood supply to the tissues of the extremities is disrupted. The effect of taking drugs based on Sophora is noted already on days 4-5, when an improvement in blood supply becomes noticeable.
Sophora japonica in medicine
The effectiveness of Japanese Sophora has also been proven in the treatment of pathologies of the gastrointestinal tract. Medicines created on its basis regenerate the gastric mucosa and neutralize excess acidity gastric juice, have a positive effect on pancreatic tissue.
The hypoglycemic (sugar-lowering) 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 widely used in the treatment of impotence and to normalize blood pressure during hypotension. As local remedy extracts and infusions with this medicinal plant are used as a compress, rinsing, wet applications and dressings, rinsing and irrigation of various cavities of the human body and skin lesions.
IN traditional medicine They use the drug "Pahikarpin", obtained from the herb of the plant. It is used to relieve hypertensive crises, as well as for some other diseases accompanied by spasms of peripheral vessels. The drug is effective for myopathies.
In folk medicine, various dosage forms plants. For example, Sophora infusions are used for pulmonary hemorrhages, skin diseases, liver and stomach diseases. Oral preparations from the fruit are prescribed for sleep disorders, high blood pressure, and to improve appetite. Decoctions and infusions of Sophora are good for dysentery, stomach ulcers and duodenum, inflammatory processes.
Sophora is one of the most sought after medicinal plants for the treatment of hemorrhagic vasculitis. It is effective even for diseases such as angina pectoris and hypertension, rheumatism, diabetes, sclerotic dissection of the walls of blood vessels. Sophora is indispensable for diseases of the stomach and liver.
Sophora fruits
Sophora fruits serve as raw materials 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, and 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 medicines often prescribed for the treatment of burns, frostbite, trauma, cutaneous tuberculosis, lupus, trophic ulcers and psoriasis. They are used internally for prevention and stopping internal bleeding of various etiologies, as well as for the treatment of atherosclerosis, angina pectoris, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, typhus, liver diseases, hemorrhoids.
An infusion of the fruit treats inflammation of the gums, runny nose, and barley. Alcohol and ethereal extracts from fruits have antimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus aureus, subtilis and Escherichia coli.
Tincture of Sophora japonica
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 prepare Sophora japonica tincture? The tincture is easy to make at home. To prepare it, fresh fruits are taken in a weight ratio to alcohol of 1:1, dry fruits - 1:2. The raw materials must first be crushed, then placed in a dark glass container and filled with 70% alcohol solution. It takes three weeks to infuse the drug in a dark place. room temperature. After the expiration date, the tincture should be filtered, squeezed out and stored in a dark, cool place in a dark glass bottle.
Treatment with Sophora tincture. Sophora tincture is used to treat huge amount diseases. For example, it is effective in the treatment of rheumatism, sepsis, gastritis and ulcerative colitis, gastric and duodenal ulcers. It is prescribed for kidney and liver diseases, typhus, diarrhea, early stages of tuberculosis, as well as from worms. The tincture is prescribed to prevent internal bleeding of various origins.
The drug is widely used as an external remedy 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. When diluted, the tincture is applied to the scalp to prevent hair loss.
There are many recipes for preparing medicines based on Sophora. And they all have blood purifying, wound healing, analgesic, anti-inflammatory and antibacterial effects. Although the mechanism therapeutic effect sophora has not been fully studied, recipes based on it are increasingly used by doctors who know and choose healing properties plants. To prepare decoctions, infusions, extracts, ointments and other medicines from Sophora, the fruits and unopened 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 hemorrhage in the retina.
Recipe 1. To prepare the infusion, you need 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 strained 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 and left for 15 minutes. and then filter. It is recommended to wash your hair with this infusion if you are experiencing 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 sedative for jaundice, fever, malignant tumors.
Recipe 1. Pour 1 tablespoon of finely chopped roots into 1 glass 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 plant fruits need to be poured with 200 ml of boiling water, simmer over low heat for 15 minutes. The broth should be cooled and strained, and then thoroughly rubbed into the roots of the hair, after 5 minutes, rinse the hair well.
Sophora extract. Externally, 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 mellitus, osteomyelitis. Rutin, present in the extract, protects human skin from free radicals, thereby stopping skin aging.
Sophora extract contains: ethanol, purified water, glycerin, fruits and inflorescences of the plant. The drug is widely used as a cosmetic product.
Medicines with Sophora japonica
Many herbal remedies have been created on the basis of this plant, which has exceptional healing properties.
They are classified as dietary supplements and are used in the following cases:
For the treatment of pathologies peripheral system blood circulation and their prevention;
For dermatoses of various etiologies, alopecia (baldness);
To relieve complications of diabetes mellitus;
For the treatment of sexual impotence (impotence) and other disorders of the male genital area;
For bleeding;
To improve immunity when increased loads, increasing the adaptive capabilities of the body.
Conservative medicine uses Japanese Sophora as a raw material for the production of medicines.
Pahikarpin
The drug is available in the form of tablets and a solution in ampoules for injection and is used to treat the following conditions of the body:
IN obstetric practice: to stimulate contractions in labor activity, stopping bleeding after childbirth.
For inflammation of nerve nodes;
In the treatment of obliterating endarteritis;
For the prevention and treatment of peripheral vascular spasms;
For myopathy.
Method of administration: orally before meals, and in the form of subcutaneous injections (to relieve spasms and stimulate labor).
The use of Pahikarpin in the treatment of various diseases:
Inflammation of the nerve nodes - the duration of treatment is 2 weeks, 0.5-1 g is required 2 times a day;
Myopathy – treatment lasts 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 per day.
The maximum permissible dose for adults is 0.2 g, daily dose is 0.6 g, with subcutaneous injections– single dose no more than 0.15 g, daily dose – no more than 0.45 g.
The medicine is available in the form of a tincture of unfermented Sophora fruits in 48% ethyl alcohol.
Used for external treatment of skin lesions:
Abscesses,
Trophic ulcers,
Phlegmon.
With the help of Soforin, irrigation and rinsing are carried out, and medicinal compresses are made. Internal use of the tincture is allowed in accordance with the dosage prescribed in the instructions. Contraindications to the use of the drug should be taken into account - this is individual intolerance to the components of Soforin.
Askorutin
Available in tablet form, main indications for use:
Treatment of pathologies of capillaries, especially vessels damaged as a result of taking 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 impaired vascular permeability;
The course of treatment with Ascorutin lasts about longer than a month, a repeat course is prescribed exclusively on the recommendation of the attending physician:
For prevention - children over 3 years of age take? - 1 PC. per day, children over 12 years old and adults – 1-2 pcs. per day.
For treatment - children over 3 years of age take? - 1 PC. 2-3 times a day, children over 12 years old and adults - 1-2 pcs. 2-3 times a day.
This dose can 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 very important feature. In the human body, the active substances of Sophora tend to accumulate, and side effects as allergic manifestations do not arise immediately, but after quite a 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 your body’s reaction, and if similar symptoms 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;
Waiting period for a child (1st 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, stool upset.
Sophora during pregnancy
Sophora alkaloids have a fairly high activity, pronounced action not only on nervous system, but also on the gastrointestinal tract, circulatory system person. 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 reasons should be the reason to decide whether taking these drugs is really necessary.
Most often, the doctor deliberately takes such a risk if the threat to the mother’s life without this drug exceeds the threat to the health of the fetus. The use of Sophora for the treatment of pregnant women with renal or liver failure, since there is a risk of incomplete removal of the drug components from the body. The appearance of a reaction in the form of vomiting, diarrhea, nausea, dyspepsia is a reason to discontinue the drug.
In the article we discuss Japanese Sophora - application, features of collection and drying, medicinal properties and contraindications, pharmaceutical forms of release. You will learn how medicine from sophora and mistletoe is useful for diabetes, how to prepare a tincture from Japanese sophora, and the use of sophora decoction for psoriasis.
Japanese Sophora or Japanese Styphnolobium (Styphnolobium japonicum) is a large deciduous tree of the Styphnolobium genus of the Fabaceae family. Another name for the tree is Japanese acacia.
What does it look like
Appearance (photo) of Japanese Sophora The height of Sophora reaches 25−30 m. The tree has a wide spherical crown with green branched stems and a developed root system. The leaves are oblong-ovate and grow in pairs. There is light fluff on the stems and leaves.
During the flowering period, yellowish-white fragrant flowers appear, which are collected in dense apical panicles up to 35 cm long. Japanese Sophora blooms every 2 years in July - August. The fruits ripen in September - October.
The fruit of the tree is a greenish-brown cylindrical bean, which after ripening changes its color to reddish-brown. Inside there are black or red seeds. The fruits do not fall from the tree all winter.
Where does it grow?
Sophora japonica grows in fresh sandy and loamy soils. Distribution area: China, Vietnam, Japan, Korea, middle Asia, southern Ukraine, Crimea, Transcaucasia, Volgograd region and Krasnodar region.
Buds and fruits
In traditional and folk medicine, the fruits of Sophora japonica and unopened flower buds are used as medicinal raw materials. 
Sophora japonica flowers
Chemical composition
Japanese Sophora has medicinal properties and contraindications due to the following chemical composition:
- alkaloids;
- quercetin;
- kaempferol;
- routine;
- vitamin C;
- organic acids;
- essential oils.
Medicinal properties
What properties does Sophora japonica exhibit:
- restores the elasticity of vascular walls;
- reduces the level blood pressure;
- cleanses blood vessels from “bad” cholesterol;
- normalizes blood sugar levels;
- regulates metabolic processes in the body;
- strengthens the immune system;
- improves blood supply to tissues;
- reduces swelling of joints;
- heals the gastrointestinal tract;
- calms the nervous system.
Due to its positive effect on the blood supply system, sophora is indispensable in the treatment of diabetes mellitus. Sophora japonica prevents the development of diabetes in diabetes serious complications diseases, including diabetic atherosclerosis.
In traditional medicine, the plant is used to treat obliterating endarteritis with impaired blood supply to the leg and foot, angina pectoris, hypertension, rheumatism, peptic ulcer stomach and adenoma.
Sophora japonica extract is popular in cosmetology. With its help you can strengthen hair, stop skin aging, cure burns and psoriasis.
How to collect
To preserve the beneficial properties of Sophora japonica, collect its buds in June - July, when the flowers are just beginning to bloom. Trim the fruits when they are already ripe in September - October. Cut them with scissors, pruning shears, or carefully break off the panicles with fruit beans.
Before drying, clean the fruits and buds from twigs and debris. Then place in the dryer at 25-30 °C. If you don't have a dryer, place the raw materials on fabrics in a single layer in a well-ventilated attic or dark, ventilated area. In both cases, turn the fruit periodically.
Store dried raw materials in a hermetically sealed container. Shelf life - up to 2 years.
How to use
The fruits of Sophora japonica are also used in medicine. Sophora japonica is widely used in folk medicine. An infusion of the plant is used for skin diseases and stomach diseases. Preparations from Sophora fruits are prescribed for high blood pressure, to normalize sleep and improve appetite. According to Sophora Japanese reviews it is highly effective for diabetes mellitus, rheumatism, sclerotic dissection of the walls of blood vessels and varicose veins. Compresses are also prepared from Sophora fruits to treat frostbite and burns.
Water infusion for gastritis
An aqueous infusion of Sophora is used to treat pathologies of the gastrointestinal tract, including gastritis. Be prepared that on the 2nd-3rd day of treatment with Sophora, the use will become more complicated painful sensations in the stomach. If you have deep ulcers, your health will worsen on the 20th day. Pain indicates that the affected mucous membranes of the stomach are beginning to recover. Pain syndrome cannot be relieved.
Ingredients:
- Sophora japonica flowers (chopped) - 2 tbsp.
- Water - 1 glass.
How to cook: Boil water, pour the plant material into a bowl and pour boiling water over it. Leave for 30 minutes, strain and divide the infusion into 3 parts.
How to use: Drink the drink 3 times a day for 4 weeks. Take a break for 15 days, then repeat the course of treatment.
Result: Sophora for gastritis regenerates stomach tissue and neutralizes the high acidity of gastric juice, restores pancreatic tissue.
Compress for psoriasis
If you have psoriasis of the scalp, make a decoction of the infusion of Sophora japonica buds - the instructions suggest using it as a mask.
Ingredients:
- Japanese Sophora buds - 4 tbsp.
- Water - 400 ml.
How to cook: Place the flowers in an enamel pan, add water and simmer for 5 minutes over low heat. Then strain the broth and cool.
How to use: Massage the liquid into your scalp.
Result: Sophora japonica for psoriasis eliminates itching, relieves inflammation, heals cracks, calms the nervous system and normalizes metabolism.
Vinegar tincture for varicose veins
Sophora for varicose veins is used internally in the form of a tincture of plant buds and apple cider vinegar. During treatment, avoid intellectual, physical and mental stress, as well as working with potentially dangerous equipment.
Ingredients:
- Japanese Sophora buds - 50 g.
- Apple cider vinegar - 2 cups.
How to cook: Pour vinegar over Sophora, place in a cool, dark place and leave for 3 weeks. Shake the liquid every 2 days. Strain the tincture.
How to use: Dissolve 1 tbsp. tinctures in a glass of water and take once a day. The course of treatment is 2 weeks.
Result: Sophora japonica strengthens vascular walls and restores their elasticity, reduces the permeability and fragility of capillaries. When treating Sophora at the initial stage varicose veins venous disease goes away completely, and at a severe stage, general well-being improves significantly.
Infusion for vessels
In case of increased capillary permeability, frequent bleeding and hemorrhage in the retina, try an infusion of Sophora fruits for blood vessels.
Ingredients:
- Sophora japonica fruits - 1 tbsp.
- Water (boiling water) - 250 ml.
How to cook: Pour the fruits of the plant into a thermos, pour boiling water, close the lid and leave for 6 hours, then strain through a sieve.
How to use: Take 3 times a day, 1 tbsp. after eating for 3 weeks.
Result: Japanese Sophora for blood vessels prevents blood clots, has an antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effect, strengthens blood vessels and resolves atherosclerotic plaques, reduces capillary fragility, expands the lumens of blood vessels and reduces blood clotting time.
Sophora and mistletoe for diabetes
Due to the hypoglycemic properties of Sophora, it is used at any stage of diabetes. If you are in the initial stage, Japanese Sophora for diabetes will help cope with the disease at the same time as dietary nutrition. If you have a complicated form of the disease, Sophora for diabetes will complement the main treatment.
The most popular remedy for diabetes mellitus - an alcohol-containing tincture of Japanese Sophora and white mistletoe. With its help, you can avoid complications of the disease such as diabetic retinopathy and diabetic foot.
Ingredients:
- Japanese Sophora fruits - 100 g.
- Mistletoe leaves - 200 g.
- Vodka - 1 l.
How to cook: Wash sophora fruits and mistletoe leaves thoroughly. Grind them and pour them into different glass containers. Pour 500 ml of vodka into each and leave for 30 days in a dark room. Mix both tinctures, wait another 7 days and strain through a sieve or several layers of gauze.
How to use: Drink the tincture 3 times a day, 1 tsp. 30 minutes before meals. The course of therapy is 30 days, after which take a break of 7 days and resume treatment.
Result: Mistletoe and Japanese Sophora for diabetes mellitus strengthen blood vessels and capillaries, cleanse the blood, reduce sugar and cholesterol levels, eliminate metabolic disorders and stop the progression of the disease.
For oncology
Sophora in oncology has an antitumor effect on cancer cells, destroys primary tumors and reduces the possibility of metastasis. Japanese Sophora recipes help remove swelling and inflammation, remove toxic substances, stimulate immune system and cleanse the blood during chemotherapy.
Decoctions of Sophora japonica for brain tumors lower arterial and intracranial pressure, restore lymph and blood circulation. Tumors reproductive system treated with wet dressings, irrigation and vaginal tampons, which are soaked in Sophora infusion. For liver, intestinal and pancreatic cancer, the plant reduces hepatotoxicity and shortens the period of cell recovery. If you use Sophora tincture for stomach cancer, it will stop ulceration of the stomach walls and completely destroy cancer cells.
Tincture of Sophora japonica
Japanese Sophora tincture is used as a wound healing agent for wet dressings for trophic ulcers, burns and wounds, in the treatment of rheumatism, ulcerative colitis, stomach and duodenal ulcers, gastritis, kidney and liver diseases, early stages tuberculosis. It is prescribed to prevent internal bleeding, and is used in diluted form for hair loss.
The high medicinal properties of Japanese Sophora tincture are explained by the fact that alcohol significantly enhances the effect of beneficial substances in the plant.
For example, tincture of Sophora with vodka is good for preventing stroke.
Ingredients:
- Sophora japonica fruits (chopped) - 2 tbsp.
- Vodka - 50 ml.
How to cook: Pour the crushed raw materials into a dark glass bottle, fill with vodka and leave for 14 days in a dark place. Shake the liquid periodically. Filter the tincture, squeeze and store in a cool place.
How to use: Drink 3 times a day, 30 drops 30 minutes before meals.
Result: Vodka tincture of Sophora japonica for stroke effectively protects and strengthens blood vessels, resolves atherosclerotic plaques and reduces capillary permeability, preventing possible recurrent hemorrhages.
Pharmaceutical preparations with Sophora japonica
Due to the medicinal properties of Japanese sophora, a large number of herbal medicines - dietary supplements - are made from it. They are used for venous insufficiency, bleeding, dermatoses, baldness and impotence. In conservative medicine, medicines are produced from the fruits and buds of Sophora.
Pahikarpin
The drug Pahikarpin is made from the herb Sophora japonica. It is produced in the form of ampoules with injection solutions or in the form of tablets.
Pahikarpin removes hypertensive crisis and inflammation of nerve nodes, stops bleeding after childbirth, helps stimulate contractions during labor, treats obliterating endarteritis, spasms of peripheral vessels, myopathy.
Scheme and duration of treatment depending on the disease:
- for myopathy - 0.1 g per day before meals, 1.5-2 months, 3 times a year;
- for inflammation of the nerve nodes - 2 times a day, 0.5-1 g before meals, 2 weeks;
- for obliterating endarteritis - 3 times a day, 0.05-0.1 g before meals, 1-1.5 months with a possible repeat of the course after 2-3 months.
Soforin
The medicine is a tincture of Sophora japonica fruits that have not undergone fermentation. It is used externally for skin lesions:
- trophic ulcer;
- abscess;
- burn;
- phlegmon.
Soforin tincture is used for washing, irrigation and making medicinal compresses.
Askorutin
Ascorutin is produced in the form of tablets and is prescribed for treatment vascular pathologies, diseases with impaired vascular permeability and hypovitaminosis.
The course of treatment is 1 month. The dosage regimen depends on age:
- children over 3 years old - 2-3 times a day, 1 piece;
- children over 12 years old and adults - 2-3 times a day, 1-2 pcs.
The attending physician will prescribe a more specific dose based on the severity of the disease.
Contraindications
Sophora japonica has the following contraindications:
- pregnancy 1st trimester;
- breastfeeding period;
- age up to 3 years;
- work that involves operating machinery or driving vehicles;
- kidney and liver diseases;
- individual intolerance.
Since the active substances of the plant accumulate in the body gradually, an allergic reaction to Sophora may not occur immediately. Carefully monitor the body's reaction when treating with Sophora japonica. If you have rashes, allergic dermatitis or itching, stop taking the drug and consult a doctor.
Classification
Sophora japonica belongs to the genus Styphnolobium, tribe Sophoreae, subfamily Faboideae, family Fabaceae, order Fabales, class Dicotyledones.
Varieties
The legume family (Fabaceae) includes the genus Sophora. Previously, it included a tree of the Japanese Sophora species (Styphnolobium japonicum). But the classification of the tree was changed, and it entered the genus Styphnolobium.
The Sophora genus consists of 61 plant species. The most famous types:
- foxtail Sophora (Sophora alopecuroides);
- yellowish Sophora (Sophora flavescens);
- golden leaf Sophora (Sophora chrysophylla);
- thick-fruited Sophora (Sophora pachycarpa);
- small-leaved Sophora (Sophora microphylla);
- four-winged Sophora (Sophora tetraptera).
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What to remember
- Sophora is most often used for psoriasis, vascular diseases, diabetes mellitus, oncology and gastrointestinal diseases.
- Pharmaceutical forms of Sophora japonica - Pahikarpin, Soforin, Askorutin.
- Alcohol tincture of Sophora is more effective than water infusions and decoctions.
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Sophora japonica consists of vitamins, oils, salts, tannins and flavonoids that are needed for normal functioning the whole body. Sophora buds consist of rutin, which strengthens the cardiovascular system. Sophora tincture is used both externally and internally.
The tincture is prepared from the fruits of Sophora japonica. She has unique properties. Let's take a closer look at the uses of Sophora japonica tincture, what the instructions say about this drug, and how you can prepare it yourself at home.
Due to its bactericidal and anti-inflammatory properties, the drug is used for local application and fights with skin rashes. The product is used to treat trophic ulcers and acne. It improves capillary blood circulation and accelerates the regeneration of the dermis.
The drug has a positive effect on the central nervous system, stabilizes sleep, calms and normalizes blood pressure. It helps ease toothache. Sophora tincture can be safely used by people who suffer from diabetes.
It restores blood vessels, cleanses the walls of cholesterol accumulations, making them more elastic. The fruits of Sophora japonica are used to produce alcoholic tinctures, which can be purchased at a pharmacy or prepared independently at home.
What does the instructions say?
Before drinking or externally using Sophora japonica tincture, you must read the instructions for the drug. The instructions say the following:
- Sophora tincture has antiseptic and disinfecting properties;
- The drug is used for therapy purulent inflammation on the skin: wounds, burns, ulcers. They are treated by wetting, washing and wet dressings;
- The remedy is used in this way. Sore areas are moistened with a solution or wrapped in gauze bandages twice a day;
- Sophora tincture is recommended for diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, urolithiasis, ulcerative colitis, prevention of bleeding. In this case, it is taken orally no more than a teaspoon twice a day;
- Usually the drug is well tolerated. But there are cases of individual intolerance, which manifests itself in the form of allergies, redness of the skin and itching;
- The tincture is contraindicated for use in case of individual intolerance, as well as problems with the kidneys and liver;
- The drug contains ethyl alcohol, because of this it should not be given to children who should drive a car;
- If the drug is ingested excessively, stomach and intestinal disorders may occur;
- The tincture must be stored in a cool place at a temperature of 15–18 degrees for two years.
It is important to listen to the advice given in the instructions for the drug so that treatment with the tincture is successful and beneficial to the body.
Preparing the tincture at home
The product can be bought at a pharmacy or made with your own hands from high-quality and natural raw materials. It can be made with alcohol, vodka and other methods.
Alcohol tincture
Rinse the ripe fruits of the plant with cool water under the tap. Then dry them and cut them into pieces. Place the chopped beans in a one-quart jar. Pour alcohol all the way to the top. Cover with a tight lid and place in a dark place.
Shake the product periodically for ten days. After a while, strain the finished tincture.
The resulting cake should not be thrown away after filtering. It is used for compresses that will cure skin diseases and wounds.
An alcohol tincture can also be made according to this recipe:
- Mix fresh Sophora fruits with alcohol in equal proportions. If not fresh berries, you can take dry ones;
- Seal the dark glass jar tightly;
- Let it brew for three weeks in a closed place;
- After a while, filter the product and store it in a cool place.
This alcohol based product is used to treat various diseases after consultation with a doctor.
Vodka tincture with Sophora japonica flowers
Dry Sophora japonica flowers. Place the dry raw materials in a jar and fill them with vodka (100 milliliters). Stir and let stand for ten days. After a while, filter and use to treat gastritis, dysentery and liver disease.
Another option for homemade tincture
Grind one glass of white mistletoe and Japanese Sophora. Mix them and add alcohol. Let it sit in the dark for twenty days. Stir the mixture from time to time. After a while, filter and take for prevention malignant tumors, diseases of the kidneys and other internal organs.
Prepare the product with water
Pour boiling water (250 milliliters) over fifteen grams of dry raw materials. Close the lid of the thermos tightly and let stand for at least 10 hours. Then strain and take two tablespoons twice a day. This infusion prevents the accumulation of salts and prevents hot flashes in women during menstrual breaks.
To strengthen the immune system, the following infusion is made from Japanese sophora:
- Pour 20 grams of dried fruits of the plant with 500 milliliters of hot water;
- Cover the saucepan with a lid and simmer over low heat for at least five minutes;
- Then remove from heat and let sit for 30 minutes;
- After a while, strain and take a third of a glass orally three times a day before meals.
This product will perfectly boost the immune system and strengthen general state person.
To raise your overall vitality, you can prepare the following remedy:
- Pour boiling water over 15 grams of sophora;
- Let it sit in a sealed container for at least eight hours;
- Then filter the cooled product;
- Drink a spoon three times a day before eating.
A water infusion of Sophora tones the body well and gives it strength.
To cure inflammatory processes in the intestines and stop bleeding from the gastrointestinal tract, pour 15 grams of dry plant buds with a glass of boiling water. Let it brew in a tightly closed container for two hours. Cool and strain. Take a tablespoon three times a day before meals. You need to drink this remedy in courses.
Features of using the tincture
Treatment with Japanese Sophora tincture is necessary for six months. After three months of therapy, the first positive results will appear. Dizziness will disappear, vitality will increase.
If the drug is taken orally, it helps to cure scarlet fever and measles, hypertension, blood diseases, excessive capillary permeability, rheumatism and other diseases.
When using the tincture externally, compresses are made and wet dressings for the treatment of purulent inflammatory processes on the skin. Locally it is prescribed for the treatment of baldness, wounds and burns.
The doctor can prescribe the drug to patients who have undergone vascular surgery. The course of treatment in this case is 30 days. It must be repeated every season - in spring, summer, autumn and winter.
Drug dosage
Sophora japonica tincture is used as follows:
- Treatment of vascular diseases is carried out by ingesting a teaspoon of tincture diluted in a glass of water. Take the product twice a day;
- In the same way, the tincture is taken for the treatment of gastric ulcers. But, it must be cooked in water;
- Treatment of periodontal disease and stomatitis is carried out by rinsing the mouth with the prepared solution. To do this, dilute a tablespoon of Sophora tincture in a glass of water;
- In beauty salons, the product is successfully used to strengthen hair. A tablespoon of the drug is diluted in one hundred milliliters of water and rubbed into skin covering heads.
It is important to take the tincture only after consulting a doctor to eliminate the possibility of intolerance to the drug.
Now you know what tincture of Sophora japonica is, how it is prepared, as well as for what diseases and quantities it is used. Before using the tincture, you should definitely consult a doctor to eliminate possible side effects and protect your health. The doctor will examine the patient and write out a treatment regimen with tincture.
Sophora japonica, which belongs to the legume family, is a tall, very beautiful tree, so Sophora is often used in the design of landscapes in large cities. But it also has particular value for medical science, since its buds and fruits have medicinal properties.
Although the composition of Sophora has not yet been fully studied, it is already known that the buds and beans of this tree contain a large number of biologically active components, vitamins, mineral salts. There are tannins, useful to people fatty oils, flavonoids. Sophora contains a very valuable substance rutin, which has the ability to strengthen blood vessels and capillaries, thereby regulating their permeability. In addition, this substance regulates and enhances the effect ascorbic acid in the human body.
Sophora-based medicines are actively used in folk and traditional medicine. For example, you can buy alcohol tincture in pharmacies. You can prepare it yourself, just like a healing decoction from the plant. Let's find out what medicinal properties the tincture of Sophora japonica has. Use this remedy for what ailments? What diseases can the tincture help cure and what is the plant’s decoction used for?
Application of tincture
This remedy has been used for a very long time and quite successfully as traditional healers, and medical professionals. The tincture is used for complex treatment sleep disorders, to eliminate insomnia, to lower blood pressure. The tincture will help with toothache. This effective remedy used to prevent diabetes, various hemorrhages, including the brain, retina.
The healing properties of Sophora are due to the presence large quantity useful, healing substances in its composition. In particular, rutin, obtained from buds, inflorescences, and fruits, is included in medicinal preparations, including tinctures from the plant’s beans. The drug is used in the treatment of blood vessels. Namely, the tincture helps cleanse their walls of cholesterol plaques and restores their elasticity.
Plant-based products are used to prevent various infectious diseases, allergic manifestations, rheumatic diseases, as well as radiation sickness. The tincture is also used for complex therapy psoriasis, eczema and lupus erythematosus. It is used in the treatment of hypertension, diabetes, sclerosis, kidney diseases, skin fungus, prostatitis, mastopathy and uterine fibroids.
How to prepare the tincture?
This medicinal product based on Sophora, you can prepare it yourself and then use it for treatment and healing of the body. I will now tell you how to prepare the tincture:
We will cook from ripe fruits (beans) of the plant. To do this, collect fresh beans, wash them thoroughly under running water. cold water. Then dry the fruits with a soft cloth, cut into pieces, place in a liter jar, filling it halfway. Then add vodka to the top. Seal tightly, and then put it somewhere darker and away from sunlight. Let it stand there for exactly 10 days. Don't forget to shake your future tincture sometimes.
Then strain the finished product, pour into a clean container, and close tightly. Do not throw away the sediment. It can be used as a closed compress to treat poorly healing wounds and other skin damage.
The tincture itself should be taken 20-30 drops before meals and before going to bed. General treatment is 3-4 weeks. Repeating treatment is possible only on the recommendation of a doctor.
For those people who are contraindicated in drinking alcohol, instead of tincture, you can use a decoction of the fruits of the plant. To prepare it, chop fresh sophora beans with a sharp knife. Then in the evening pour 1 tbsp. l. raw materials 200 ml boiling water, leave overnight. In the morning, put on the stove, boil, cook for no more than 7 minutes. Then strain the product.
Tincture and decoction are used to strengthen blood vessels, to treat diabetes, liver and kidney diseases. The drugs are used in complex therapy gynecological diseases, pancreatitis, diseases of the digestive system, hypertension.
For the treatment of malignant tumors, diseases of the liver, kidneys, gastrointestinal tract, etc., traditional healers recommend taking a tincture based on Japanese Sophora and white mistletoe.
To prepare it, you need to mix a glass of crushed sophora fruits and a glass of crushed mistletoe. Place it in a jar, fill it with a liter of alcohol, and place it on a kitchen cabinet shelf where the sun's rays do not penetrate. Keep the product for at least 3 weeks. Then strain, take 1 tsp. up to 4 times a day, half an hour before meals.
Contraindications
Preparations based on Sophora cannot be used during pregnancy, breastfeeding, as well as in case of individual intolerance.
Side effects
When taking the tincture, side effects sometimes occur, such as nausea and sometimes vomiting. Diarrhea with abdominal pain may occur.
It should be noted that preparing medicines from this plant, as well as using ready-made pharmaceutical preparations in treatment on your own is not recommended. To avoid harm to your health, be sure to first consult with your doctor. Be healthy!
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