Japanese Sophora flowers useful properties. Medicinal features and contraindications of Japanese Sophora tincture

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plant description

The Sophora tree has a sprawling lush crown, the height of which reaches about 15 - 25 m. In summer, the Sophora foliage is distinguished by a rich green color, but for the winter the tree loses its green cover (although very late - in the month of November), which does not make the tree less beautiful, and all thanks to the curved trunk, the fruits that remain on the trees all winter, and the fancifully spread branches.

Types of shrub-type Sophora have a small height.

Once every two years (namely, from July to August), the sophora is covered with rather long panicles of yellowish-white, pink or bluish-purple color (depending on the type of sophora). Over time, panicles turn into juicy and fleshy fruit bundles in which seeds ripen.

Important! All parts of Sophora are poisonous, but with proper collection, storage and use, preparations from this plant can cure a large number of diseases.

Where does the sophora tree grow?

• Middle Asia;
• Russia (namely the south of the European part of the country, Western and Eastern Siberia);
• Ukraine;
• Caucasus;
• Altai.

Types of Sophora

Japanese Sophora deserves special attention, having the appearance of a tree, and cultivated in gardens and parks as an ornamental and medicinal plant.

Sophora foxtail (common)

The roots, as well as the seeds of Sophora vulgaris, are used in the treatment of:

• endarteritis;
• myopathy;
• diseases that are accompanied by spasms of peripheral vessels;
• muscular dystrophy;
• ganglionite;
• intermittent claudication.

Sophora foxtail root in folk medicine is used to treat:

• diseases of the heart, aorta, and blood vessels;
• rheumatism;
• stomach cancer.

Sophora yellowish (yellowing)

For medicinal purposes, seeds, rhizomes, as well as yellowish Sophora roots, enriched with alkaloids, flavonoids, fatty oils and organic acids, are used.

Properties of Sophora yellowish:

• Depression of the central nervous system.
• Strengthening the action of sleeping pills.
• Elimination of heat in fever.
• Normalization of protein and lipid metabolism.
• Stimulation of appetite.
• Elimination of pain syndrome.
• Removal of psychopathic states, among which are neuroses, excessive excitability, insomnia.
• Prevention of stomach ulcers and liver diseases.

• pulmonary tuberculosis;
• bronchi;
• leprosy;
• infectious diseases (as an antipyretic);
• ascariasis;
• uterine bleeding;
• whiter;
• prolapse of the uterus;
• inflammation of the appendages;
• intestinal bleeding;
• eczema;
• diseases of the stomach;
• skin diseases;
• neurodermatitis;
• trichomonas infections.

Sophora thick-fruited

The aerial part of the plant contains, like other types of sophora, pahikarpin, flavonoids and other useful substances, and therefore is used in folk medicine to treat the same diseases as foxtail sophora, as well as yellowish sophora.

Sophora Japanese (Crimean)

The height of the Japanese Sophora in its homeland can reach 25 m, while in the Russian climate it is about 10-15 m. The trunk of the tree is covered with dark gray bark and is dotted with deep cracks. Young branches are greenish-gray in color and have short hairs. Japanese Sophora flowers are fragrant and rather small (their diameter does not exceed 1 cm). The flowers are collected in large long inflorescences located at the ends of the branches.

An interesting fact is that in Korea, Japan and China, Sophora japonica was originally used as a dye plant, since its flowers provide a yellow color. Later it became known that flavonoids, which have found medical use today, provide such persistent staining.

For therapeutic purposes, mainly buds and fruits of Sophora are used, containing the flavonoid rutin, which has P-vitamin activity, due to which it is used in the treatment of ulcers, hemorrhages, hypertension, and diabetes. In addition, it is rutin that helps to reduce capillary fragility and permeability.

The fruits of Japanese Sophora contain 8 glycosides, which has been used in the treatment of purulent wounds, burns, baldness, trophic ulcers, and also seborrhea.

Today, it is Japanese Sophora that has found wide application in folk medicine, so we will dwell on this species in more detail.

Collection and storage of Japanese Sophora

Sophora fruits used for medicinal purposes are harvested unripe: for example, when harvesting raw materials, the bean leaves should be fleshy, juicy and light green, not reddish (the seeds should harden a little and start to darken).

Harvesting is carried out in dry weather, and preferably closer to noon (by this time the dew on the foliage dries up). Sophora fruits (beans) are torn off or carefully cut with a pruner in whole bunches.

Raw materials are dried in attics, in well-ventilated rooms or in dryers, at a temperature of about 40 - 45 degrees. At the same time, whole inflorescences are dried, and not separately plucked buds (only under this condition will the layer of raw materials turn out to be loose, which will contribute to better drying of the plant). During drying, the raw materials should be periodically stirred, as a result of which the buds themselves will begin to fall off. At the end of drying, the raw material is sifted through a sieve in order to separate the buds directly from the stalks.

Dried flowers, as well as Sophora fruits, are stored in a dry place (it is advisable to use plywood boxes lined with paper for storing raw materials).

The shelf life of medicinal raw materials is one year.

Composition and properties of Japanese Sophora

Flavonoids (rutin)
Routine properties:

• promoting the dissolution of atherosclerotic deposits, which minimizes the risk of stroke and heart attack;
• decrease in permeability and fragility of capillaries;
• reduction of blood clotting time;
• lowering blood pressure;
• slow heart rate;
• decrease in intraocular pressure;
• increased bile formation;
• regulation of the daily rate of urine output;
• delicate stimulation of the function of the adrenal cortex;
• elimination of puffiness;
• relief of allergies.

Alkaloids (pachycarpine)
Pachycarpine properties:

• a decrease in the excitability of the nervous system by inhibiting the conduction of impulses through the autonomic nerve ganglions;
• increased contraction of the smooth muscles of the uterus;
• improvement of the functional activity of the muscular system;
• relief of crises in hypertension, endarteritis and spasms of peripheral vessels of the heart.

• normalization of the work of the heart;
• calming the nervous system;
• vasodilation;
• strengthening the process of urination;
• microbial control;
• promoting liquefaction and excretion of sputum.

• restoration of tissues and cells of the body;
• removal of inflammation;
• regulation of metabolic processes;
• acceleration of the wound healing process;
• neutralization of the harmful effects of carcinogens.

• elimination of foci of inflammation;
• promoting wound healing;
• slowing down the process of blood clotting;
• promoting the dissolution of intravascular thrombi.

• the implementation of the biosynthesis of alkaloids, glycosides, amino acids;
• slowing down putrefactive and fermentation processes occurring in the intestines, which contributes to its regular emptying;
• removal of toxins and slags;
• improvement of the condition of blood vessels;
• stimulation of the formation of red blood cells;
• calming the nervous system.

• removal of toxins;
• regulation of metabolism and water-salt balance;
• decrease in the concentration of carbon dioxide in the blood;
• elimination of puffiness;
• strengthening the heart muscle;
• elimination of spasms;
• prevention of the formation of atherosclerotic plaques.

• the formation of teeth, as well as bone tissue;
• regulation of metabolism;
• strengthening the body's defenses;
• strengthening of the heart vessels;
• normalization of the CNS function.

• calming the central nervous system;
• strengthening both the heart and blood vessels;
• normalization of the digestive process;
• elimination of toxins;
• elimination of inflammation;
• strengthening the skeleton.

• increase in immune forces;
• promoting the formation of red blood cells;
• promoting the synthesis of thyroid hormones;
• increased hemoglobin production;
• normalization of muscle work.

• renewal of skin cells;
• reduction in the manifestation of allergies;
• prevention of premature aging;
• promoting the healing process of wounds and cracks in the skin;
• elimination of skin inflammations;
• strengthening immunity.

• increased activity of enzymes;
• promotion of full physical, mental and mental development;
• regulation of the cardiovascular system, stomach, intestines, reproductive and musculoskeletal systems.

• prevention of the development of cancer;
• normalization of hormonal levels;
• activation of immunity;
• regulation of reproductive processes.

The healing properties of Sophora

• Anti-inflammatory;
• antitumor;
• decongestant;
• hemostatic;
• restorative;
• tonic;
• sedative;
• antipyretic;
• antiallergic;
• diuretic;
• antispasmodic;
• painkiller;
• vasodilating;
• antihelminthic;
• antimicrobial;
• antiseptic.

Japanese Sophora in medicine

Sophora is rightfully considered an indispensable drug for cerebral hemorrhage, as well as the retina of the eye (this is especially true for capillary toxicosis, which is manifested by intoxication at the capillary level, as a result of which oxygen does not enter the subcutaneous layers, which provokes the development of various skin diseases).

Why is sophora useful?

• restore the elasticity of blood vessels, reducing their fragility;
• clean the vascular walls from all kinds of deposits (for example, from cholesterol plaques);
• regulate metabolic processes, thereby reducing the content of cholesterol, as well as glucose in the blood;
• strengthen immunity, which helps reduce the risk of developing allergies;
• normalize blood pressure;
• reduce the load on the heart;
• they clean all subcutaneous vessels at the capillary level, thereby supplying the hair follicles with fresh blood;
• remove prothrombin of small vessels, which helps to prevent baldness;
• reduce swelling of the joints and tissues.

With the help of sophora, obliterating endarteritis can also be cured (spontaneous gangrene, in which the arteries of the feet and legs are affected, their lumen decreases, and the blood supply to the tissues as a whole is disturbed). So, on the 4th - 5th day of taking Sophora, the blood supply to the affected limb improves significantly.

Important! With an increased degree of capillary permeability, as well as a predisposition to bleeding, it is recommended to take Sophora in combination with vitamin C.

Indications for use

Sophora preparations treat ulcers and gastritis, regenerating stomach tissue, helping to neutralize the folds in which mucus collects, which provokes the development of gastritis. Sophora preparations restore both the pancreas and the gastric mucosa.

Important! During the first two to three days of treatment with sophora preparations for stomach pathologies (ulcers or gastritis), an exacerbation may occur in the form of pain in the stomach area (in the presence of deep ulcers, deterioration in well-being may occur on the 20th day of taking sophora). Pain, indicating the restoration of the uppermost layer of the stomach, does not need any specific treatment (they just need to be endured).

Sophora has a hypoglycemic property, therefore it is used in diabetes mellitus, and in mild forms of the disease it can be used as a monodrug against the background of dietary nutrition, while in severe cases it goes well with synthetic antidiabetic drugs.

Sophora preparations are used both internally and externally (in the form of compresses, irrigations, rinses, washes, as well as wet dressings).

What does sophora treat?

• hemorrhages of various origins;
• hypertension;
• diabetes;
• kidney disease;
• hemorrhagic diathesis;
• ulcerative colitis;
• spotted typhus;
• rheumatism;
• eczema;
• trophic ulcers;
• burns;
• bedsores;
• gastritis;
• stomach ulcers;
• nodular goiter;
• hypovitaminosis of vitamin P;
• duodenal ulcers;
• allergies;
• abscesses;
• phlegmon;
• insomnia;
• dysentery;
• pulmonary tuberculosis at the initial stage;
• paraproctitis;
• capillary toxicosis;
• carbuncles;
• angina;
• atherosclerosis;
• hemorrhoids;
• inflammation of the palatine tonsils;
• scaly lichen;
• chronic dry pleurisy;
• diabetes;
• barley on eyelids;
• runny nose;

Treatment with Japanese Sophora

Fruit

Grass (leaves and shoots) Sophora

1 tbsp crushed raw materials are poured with a glass of boiling water, infused for an hour, filtered. Then, the mouth cavity is rinsed with warm infusion three times a day.

Buds and flowers

seeds

The use of Sophora japonica

An overdose of Japanese Sophora preparations is also extremely dangerous (especially for diseases of the gastrointestinal tract), therefore, before taking its preparations, it is imperative to visit a doctor who will help determine the optimal dosage.

How to use?

Obesity, diabetes mellitus, impotence, hyperthyroidism
To normalize metabolism, Sophora preparations are taken in a course of one and a half months. If necessary, the course is repeated, but only a month after the end of the previous course of treatment.

Prevention of strokes, heart attacks
Japanese Sophora is taken for a month four times a year: in spring, summer, autumn and winter.

Sophora preparations will also help to cope with post-infarction and post-stroke conditions.

In inflammatory processes, gynecological diseases and menopause
Sophora preparations are used for three weeks (a second course is carried out after a 10-day break).

With oncological diseases
Sophora is taken simultaneously with white mistletoe for two to three weeks, after which a 10-day break is made and the course is repeated if necessary.

For joint and skin diseases
Japanese Sophora preparations are taken orally for 30 days with a two-week break. Also shown is the external use of tincture or infusion in the form of lotions and compresses.

Sophora tincture (extract)

Inside, the tincture is taken for liver diseases, chronic diarrhea, dysentery, peptic ulcer, high blood pressure, gastritis, angina pectoris, colitis, chronic pleurisy, insomnia, and internal bleeding.

1 tbsp crushed Sophora flowers pour 100 ml of vodka and leave to infuse in a dark place for 10 days. Strained tincture is taken 35 drops three times a day, after meals. Such treatment is carried out within one month.

You can give preference to the pharmacy version of Sophora tincture (such an extract is taken strictly in accordance with the instructions for use).

Infusion

15 g of dried fruits are poured into 300 ml of water, after which the resulting mixture is infused for an hour, filtered and brought to 300 ml with boiled water. Such an infusion is used in the form of irrigation, dressings and washings.

Decoction (tea)

Sophora flowers and fruits are taken in equal proportions and mixed, then 2 tbsp. of this mixture, pour 500 ml of boiling water and boil for five minutes, after which the remedy is infused for another hour, filtered and drunk 150 ml three times a day.

Rubbing this decoction into the head promotes hair growth and strengthens hair follicles.

Sophora ointment

The ointment is rubbed 2-4 times a day directly into the affected areas of the skin. The course of treatment is a month. Then a monthly break is made, after which the course can be repeated.

Oil

To prepare the oil, dry Sophora fruits are poured with boiling water in a ratio of 1: 1. An hour later, the steamed fruits are ground into a gruel, poured with any vegetable oil in a ratio of 1: 3 (3 parts of oil per part gruel) and stand in the sun for three weeks. Strained oil is instilled into the nose three times a day.

Powder

Sophora japonica honey

Action of Sophora honey:

• lowering blood sugar;
• normalization of blood pressure;
• strengthening immunity;
• normalization of metabolism;
• strengthening and cleansing of the walls of blood vessels, restoring their elasticity;
• removal of organic deposits from vessel walls;
• lowering cholesterol levels;
• removal of puffiness with hypertension;
• restoration of blood composition;
• normalization of the functions of the hematopoietic system;
• restoration of the retina, thereby improving vision;
• elimination of manifestations of allergic reactions.

Sophora japonica medicine

• violation of peripheral circulation;
• skin diseases;
• collagenoses;
• diabetes mellitus;
• sexual impotence in men;
• vein diseases;
• bleeding of various origins;

The composition of this plant led to the widespread use of sophora not only in non-traditional, but also in traditional medicine. So, on the basis of sophora, drugs such as pahikarpin, ascorutin and sophorin are produced, which are used in the treatment of a large number of diseases.

Pachycarpine

• spasms of peripheral vessels;
• muscle dystrophy;
• obliterating endarteritis;
• inflammation of the nerve nodes;
• stimulation of labor activity;
• reduction of bleeding in the postpartum period.

Inflammation of the nerve nodes shows the reception of 0.05 - 0.1 g of the drug twice a day, for two weeks.

In the treatment of myopathy, 0.1 g of pachycarpine is prescribed per day, for 1.5 - 2 months. The course of treatment is repeated about three times a year.

The maximum single dose for adults of this drug is 0.2 g, while the daily dose is 0.6 g. When the drug is administered under the skin, a single dose is 0.15 g, and a daily dose is 0.45 g.

Soforin

Indications for use:

• phlegmon;
• wound surfaces after burns;
• trophic ulcers.

Contraindication is intolerance to the components of the drug.

Askorutin

• Prevention and treatment of capillaries (especially if the lesion is associated with taking anticoagulants or salicylates).
• Prevention and treatment of hypovitaminosis and avitaminosis P and C.
• Treatment of diseases accompanied by impaired vascular permeability (including hemorrhagic diathesis and retinal hemorrhages).

For medicinal purposes, adults and adolescents take the drug 1 - 2 tablets twice - thrice a day (children over three years of age are recommended a dose of 0.5 - 1 tablet twice - thrice a day). The duration of the course of taking the drug is 3-4 weeks, while the expediency of a second course is established only by the attending physician.

Important! The dosage regimen of the drug depends on the disease itself and its severity, and therefore may increase, but only at the discretion of the doctor.

Contraindications and side effects

Contraindications to the use of Sophora:

• individual intolerance;
• professional activities associated with increased concentration of attention (we are talking about drivers of vehicles and people working with dangerous mechanisms), because sophora has a depressing effect on the nervous system;
• pregnancy;
• breastfeeding period;
• children's age (up to three years).

• nausea;
• vomit;
• stomach ache.

Sophora during pregnancy

Japanese Sophora preparations are contraindicated in the first trimester of pregnancy, since the plant contains rutin, which stimulates muscle tone, which can cause miscarriage. In addition, it is not recommended to resort to the help of Sophora for pregnant women who have pronounced impaired kidney or liver function.

Important! When using Japanese Sophora preparations, pregnant women should strictly follow the dosage regimen and dosage prescribed by the doctor. If side effects appear in the form of nausea, vomiting, indigestion or pain in the abdomen, you must immediately stop taking sophora.

Recipes with Japanese Sophora

Sophora for removing organic salts from vessel walls

Those who are contraindicated in the use of alcoholic beverages can brew a tablespoon of raw materials with a glass of boiling water, insist for 12 hours in a thermos and drink one and a half tablespoons twice a day.

Tincture for the prevention of bleeding and the treatment of skin lesions

As an external agent, the tincture is used in the treatment of burns of both the first and second degrees, while the healing of the affected surface is observed already on the 5th day of applying compresses to the burn. With third-degree burns, chronic ulcers gradually scar. This tincture also has an analgesic effect.

Tincture for hypertension

Tincture for malignant tumors and diabetes

Recipes with Japanese Sophora - video

Useful properties of Japanese Sophora (its second name is styphnolobium) are recognized not only by traditional healers, but also by official medicine. This tree is rich in substances that have a bactericidal and wound healing effect, they are used to treat diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, vascular and other pathologies. The fruits and other parts of the plant serve as raw materials for the pharmaceutical industry. However, fans of natural medicines believe that a do-it-yourself sophora tincture will work better than one bought at a pharmacy. How to make a healing drug at home and use it correctly?

What is useful Japanese Sophora

Oriental healers have long used Japanese Sophora as an anti-inflammatory and analgesic. Various drugs from it healed vascular diseases. In China, mystical properties were attributed to these trees. They were grown near temples, it was believed that the sophora reads and purifies the thoughts of a person.

Sophora is a majestic tree whose flowers and fruits are considered by many healers to be a panacea.

Europeans got acquainted with Sophora in the 18th century. At first it was grown as an ornamental plant. Now the "Japanese" can be seen in many southern and eastern regions of Russia: on the Crimean peninsula, in the Krasnodar Territory, in the North Caucasus, in the Volgograd region, in Altai and Sakhalin. Official medicine appreciated the healing properties of Sophora only a hundred years ago.

Sophora has a harmonious spherical crown. The maximum tree height is 25 meters. The leaves are pinnate. On one cutting, 15–17 small leaves are collected. Every two years, Sophora is covered with whitish, fragrant clusters of flowers that attract bees. Then beans with seeds are formed.

The buds, flowers and green fruits of Sophora have the greatest medicinal value. They are harvested in summer or early autumn, always in dry weather. Healing preparations can be prepared immediately after collection, from fresh raw materials. And you can dry it in a room with good ventilation or a special dryer at a temperature of 26 to 30 ° C.

Japanese Sophora is a poisonous plant. Its fruits should not be consumed fresh. And preparations based on it should be used orally only after consulting a doctor, strictly following the instructions and dosage.

So what is sophora good for? This plant contains vitamins, organic fatty acids, boron, iodine, iron, magnesium, potassium and calcium, as well as alkaloids and flavonoids, which have a strong positive effect on the human body. The most important component in Sophora is rutin (vitamin P). It is an antioxidant flavonoid that prevents aging. Our body is unable to produce it on its own. Rutin rejuvenates and cleanses the vascular system, it makes the capillary walls strong and elastic. This improves blood circulation. Organs, receiving more oxygen and nutrition, work more actively. Another useful ingredient is quercetin. It lowers blood pressure, accelerates tissue repair, destroys viruses, and pacifies inflammation. Sophora is also rich in glycosides. They help the heart, calm the nerves, remove excess fluid, including phlegm.

After the healing sophora (Sophora iaponica) gained worldwide recognition, it acquired many names. In England, it is called the Japanese pagoda, the Spaniards call the plant Japanese acacia, in Vietnamese it is a hoe tree.

Sophora tincture completely preserves all useful substances and even enhances their effect. In therapeutic doses, despite the fact that the plant is poisonous, it is harmless to humans. Therefore, it can be used for the treatment and prevention of diseases. Methods of application are also different: externally and internally. The list of diseases for which the use of Sophora tincture is indicated is wide. This drug successfully fights bacteria, improves immunity, restores tissues, speeds up metabolism, eliminates edema and thins the blood.

What ailments does sophora tincture treat, its effect on the body

Sophora japonica tincture is an effective antioxidant that renews blood, blood vessels and the entire human body at the cellular level. The healing drug has the following effect:

• strengthens capillaries;
• removes cholesterol plaques;
• reduces the density of the blood;
• reduces the tone of the vascular walls, contributing to the normalization of blood pressure;
• accelerates the restoration of tissues of internal organs and skin;
• stimulates metabolism;
• reduces the inflammatory response in allergies;
• improves immunity;
• promotes the removal of excess fluid;
• fights pathogenic microbes and bacteria;
• has an analgesic effect.

Japanese Sophora tincture has the most diverse beneficial effect on our health. Therefore, it is used for the treatment of a number of diseases. And not only folk healers, but also certified doctors. The drug is taken orally for the following health problems:

• hypertension, pathologies of the cardiovascular system (, angina pectoris);
• problems of the gastrointestinal tract (ulcers, colitis, gastritis);
• diseases of the respiratory system (asthma,);
• tuberculosis;
• "Children's" infections (measles, scarlet fever);
• diabetes;
• haemorrhoids.

In addition, Sophora tincture is an excellent remedy for restoring the health of the skin and hair. It is used externally for such problems:

• for the treatment of eczema and psoriasis;
• from bleeding gums;
• for healing wounds and burns;
• at ;
• to stimulate hair growth;
• with acne, furunculosis;
• from fungus.

Sophora tincture is most often taken before meals, although there are exceptions. During the therapeutic course, it is important to follow the diet recommended for a particular disease. For example, in diabetes, Sophora quickly lowers the level of sugar, but this does not mean that you need to abandon dietary restrictions and drugs prescribed by your doctor. In the treatment of gastrointestinal diseases, pain may occur after drinking the tincture. As healers assure, this is a normal phenomenon. An exacerbation signals that the process of restoring the gastrointestinal mucosa has begun. But if the unpleasant symptoms do not go away for several days, you still need to stop the course and consult a doctor. For those who suffer from increased fragility of blood vessels and a tendency to bleeding, taking Sophora tincture should be accompanied by vitamin therapy. Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) is especially important, it helps the absorption of routine without harm to the body.

The composition of complex therapy for patients with tuberculosis often includes preparations made from sophora. According to doctors, when they are used, the therapeutic effect increases up to 50%.

Video: about the beneficial properties of Japanese Sophora tincture

Sophora tincture recipes and application rules

Alcohol perfectly absorbs and preserves the useful components of sophora. Therefore, tincture is the most convenient and effective dosage form. Of course, you can buy a ready-made drug in a pharmacy. But home-made tincture, as many believe, has a special healing power. For its manufacture, you will need an alcohol solution of various concentrations, vodka, moonshine or cognac, as well as dried or fresh plant materials: flowers, buds, sophora fruits. For the treatment of certain diseases, the drug is prepared with the addition of other plants.

Tincture with flowers

The buds and fragrant flowers of this tree contain the maximum amount of valuable routine. Therefore, the tincture of them has the strongest healing properties. It restores cells and tissues, rejuvenates the body.

Cooking:

1. Take 200 grams of collected buds or just blooming sophora flowers (or twice as much dry raw materials), pour into a suitable bowl.
2. Fill with alcohol (1 liter).
3. Put in a dark place.
4. Insist 7 days.
5. Strain off the liquid.
6. Store the tincture in a cool place, away from light.

For the prevention of vascular pathologies, lowering cholesterol, rejuvenation, take 20-35 drops (tablespoon) 1-2 times a day 20-30 minutes before meals.

Pod tincture

The closer to ripening the fruits of Sophora, the less useful substances remain in them. Therefore, only greenish or slightly brown pods are suitable for making tinctures. But it is the fruits of Sophora, placed in a solution of alcohol, that more readily give up all the healing components. Here is one of the options for tincture. The drug can be prepared with vodka or moonshine.

Cooking:

1. Rinse 100 g of green sophora pods in cold water.
2. Grind fruits in a blender.
3. Put the mass of sophora in a glass dish, pour 500 ml of vodka (moonshine) into the same place.
4. Insist in the dark for two weeks.
5. Separate the liquid (it is ready for use) from the pulp, squeeze it out.
6. Pour the marc again with vodka, the amount is 250 ml.
7. Hold on for 14 more days.
8. Filter and press.
9. Tinctures, the first and second, do not mix.

Such a drug successfully treats a whole bunch of diseases: problems of the gastrointestinal system, vascular pathologies. It is also used to prevent stroke, heart attack, thrombosis. Start the course of therapy with the first tincture. When it ends, start taking the second one. Follow the same pattern.

For problems with the gastrointestinal tract, take a teaspoon of the remedy, diluted in half a glass of water, 3-4 times during the day. Drink the solution 30 minutes before meals. For one course, you need to use 250 ml of infusion. After a week pause, continue therapy.

For rejuvenation of the vascular system, recovery after a stroke, the following regimen has been developed. Within a month, take 10 drops of tincture before meals (for 20-30 minutes). From the second month, drink 40 drops. Continue treatment for six months.

For the treatment of blood vessels, a single dose is equal to half a teaspoon of tincture, add the agent to a glass of water. Drink the solution 4-5 times a day after meals, after an hour and a half. The duration of the course is three weeks, then rest for a week, and then resume therapy.

plant decoction

In some cases, the patient is contraindicated drugs containing alcohol. Then make a decoction of sophora. It will act the same, but will not last long. Therefore, you need to make small portions.

Cooking method:

1. Grind a few green sophora beans in a convenient way so that the gruel turns out to be at least a tablespoon.
2. Pour the plant mass with boiling water (1 cup).
3. Infuse the mixture for 12 hours.
4. Boil the infusion for 5-7 minutes.
5. Wait until the mixture cools down, strain it.
6. Take a decoction of sophora in the same way as an alcohol tincture.

After preparing the product, pomace remains that can be applied externally. They are used in the form of compresses for healing abrasions or wounds or rejuvenating and cleansing masks for problem skin.

Sophora with mistletoe

The healing and rejuvenating properties of sophora tincture will be greatly enhanced if mistletoe is added to the composition.

The combination of sophora with mistletoe in one tincture most fully reveals the beneficial qualities of both plants. Such a drug is used for the maintenance treatment of tumor diseases, pathologies of internal organs. To make a tincture, you need half a liter of alcohol and half a glass of sophora pods and mistletoe greens.

Cooking:

1. Grind sophora pods with a blender (meat grinder).
2. Finely chop the mistletoe.
3. Mix the gruel from vegetable raw materials in a glass bowl, pour in the same alcohol.
4. Infuse the mixture in complete darkness for 3 weeks.
5. Drain the resulting liquid, squeeze the plant mass through gauze.
6. Store the tincture in a place where sunlight does not penetrate.

Cancer tincture

According to traditional healers, sophora does not allow cancerous tumors to grow. Therefore, tincture from it is recommended for patients with cancer. But it is worth mentioning that, sadly, you cannot defeat cancer with one sophora. Using a folk remedy, in no case should you refuse the traditional methods of treatment that the doctor offers.

Dried Sophora fruits can be found on pharmacy shelves or in online stores.

Cooking:

1. Take 150 g powdered dry sophora pods (or mashed if fresh).
2. Pour 0.7 liters of vodka into this mass.
3. Leave the container with the future tincture for 7 days in the dark.
4. Filter the liquid.

Take the tincture twice a day on an empty stomach half an hour before meals for a teaspoon. The duration of the reception is not limited.

With rosehip

Tincture on Sophora flowers in combination with a decoction of rose hips is an effective remedy that increases the density and elasticity of capillaries.

Rose hips rich in ascorbic acid help Sophora "work"

Cooking:

1. Prepare a tincture on Sophora flowers according to the usual recipe.
2. Brew a tablespoon of rose hips with two cups of boiling water.
3. Keep the mixture on low heat or a water bath for 2-3 minutes, cover and let cool.
4. Measure out 7 tablespoons of rosehip broth, dissolve in this volume a tablespoon of Sophora flower tincture.

Drink this drug 3-4 times daily before meals. The therapeutic course must be continued for a month.

For the treatment of vascular diseases: atherosclerosis, hypertension, thrombosis

To reduce blood viscosity, cleanse blood vessels from cholesterol plaques, tincture of green sophora pods on cognac is used:

1. Make a slurry with 100g fresh sophora beans.
2. Pour 5 ml of cognac into this mass.
3. Infuse the mixture for 20 days.
4. Separate the liquid from the pulp (it can be squeezed out to increase the volume of the product).

Sophora tincture is taken in small doses, literally drop by drop.

Use the tincture 3-4 times a day an hour after meals. For each dose, drink 40 drops (about a tablespoon). The duration of treatment is three weeks. After 7 days, the course can be resumed.

For diabetes

Sophora preparations are able to normalize blood sugar levels. Therefore, they are used for the treatment and adjuvant therapy of the initial forms of type 2 diabetes mellitus. But the tincture must be prepared in a special way and only from freshly picked sophora beans.

Cooking:

1. Carefully grind 1 kg of fresh sophora beans, and then rub the mass again, it is necessary to ensure that the black grains lose their integrity.
2. Dilute the alcohol to 56 degrees (you will need 1 liter of solution).
3. In a glass container, mix the sophora puree and the alcohol solution.
4. Keep the infusion in the dark for two weeks.
5. Shake the container every day.
6. Filter the tincture before use.

To lower blood sugar levels, the tincture is prepared only from fresh pods.

To reduce sugar, take the drug twice a year. Drink it three times a day before meals. The initial dose of tincture is 10 drops, and each subsequent one is more than a drop. When the volume of the drug increases to a teaspoon, drink this dose for 24 days in a row. As traditional healers assure, the level of sugar with such a regimen decreases gradually and, in the end, returns to normal.

For outdoor use

Means made from Japanese Sophora are used not only inside, but also externally. They accelerate the healing of wounds, abscesses, bruises, sores, relieve skin diseases, heal joints. Sophora tincture can be used to make compresses, dressings, rubbing.

Cooking:

1. Grind 100 grams of fresh sophora pods with a blender, dry raw materials in a coffee grinder.
2. Add 500 ml of vodka to vegetable raw materials.
3. Infuse the mass for a month in a cool place without light.
4. Filter and squeeze well.

Externally, sophora tincture is used in various ways, a compress can be made to treat a joint.

Use the tincture in the form of rubbing, lotions, wet dressings for skin problems, injuries, frostbite, burns. Compresses will help sore or injured joints. Sophora tincture, diluted with water (1:4), is used to rinse the mouth with bleeding gums.

Sophora tincture helps to cure diseases of the upper respiratory tract. Prepare a solution from it: a teaspoon of the drug in 50 ml of warm water. Gargle or irrigate your throat more often.

A compress with a water-alcohol tincture of sophora can also be made for hypertensive patients. It is placed on the back of the neck.

Cooking method:

1. Dilute the composition in a ratio of 1:3.
2. Moisten a wide bandage folded in several layers with the solution.
3. To avoid burns, lubricate the skin with petroleum jelly or cream.
4. Apply a compress to the back of the head, fix.
5. Leave the bandage on overnight.

For healthy skin and hair

Japanese Sophora has long been actively used in cosmetology. It is one of the favorite components of the creators of anti-aging and anti-acne creams and masks. Sophora tincture accelerates blood circulation while calming the inflammatory process. Regularly wiping problematic skin, making lotions, it is possible to get rid of even advanced acne. Sophora tones up mature skin, restoring its youth. Only for cosmetic purposes, you need to use a diluted 1:10 tincture. And use with caution if the skin is sensitive or prone to dryness. But for oily sophora tincture is ideal.

Helps this wonderful plant and weakened hair. Sophora tincture, stimulating blood circulation, restores life to hair follicles, improves their nutrition. As a result, the hair becomes thicker, shiny and bright. But to get such an effect, you need to be patient.

Mode of application:

1. Alcohol tincture, diluted 1:4 with water, heat to a comfortable temperature.
2. Rub the liquid into the scalp, massaging it. It's best to do this before bed.
3. To enhance the effect after the massage, wrap your head with a towel.

Sophora is a proven remedy for restoring weakened hair, but the tincture should be used regularly.

Follow this procedure daily. In this case, after a month you will notice the first result: the hair will fall out less, gain strength and shine, and their structure will change for the better.

Video: using sophora fruits at home without alcohol

Who is contraindicated in Sophora, possible side effects

Sophora japonica tincture cures many ailments. And she has almost no contraindications. But still there are exceptions. Alcohol extract should not be given to children under 14 years old, there is an alternative for them - water infusion. But use this drug only after consulting with a pediatrician. It is better for pregnant women and nursing mothers to completely abandon preparations with sophora. This plant increases muscle tone, which can be harmful when carrying a child. And a baby who is breastfed may develop an allergy.

Sophora tincture is contraindicated for people suffering from hypotension (low blood pressure), chronic heart failure, kidney disease. With great care, this remedy should be used by allergy sufferers. The fact is that negative manifestations may not be detected immediately, but after a while. Therefore, starting a therapeutic course, carefully monitor the state of your health, follow the regimen and intake and dose. Overdose can cause sudden weakness, dizziness, heart palpitations, dry mouth, bloating, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea. With such symptoms, it is necessary to wash the stomach, and stop taking the tincture.

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

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

Useful properties of Japanese Sophora

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

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

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

The healing properties of Sophora japonica

What are the benefits of preparations based on Japanese Sophora:

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

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

Cleans blood vessels from cholesterol plaques;

Significantly reduce the level of blood pressure;

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

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

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

Reduce swelling of tissues and joints;

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

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

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

Japanese Sophora in medicine

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sophora fruits

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

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

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

Sophora japonica tincture

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

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

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

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

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

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

Description

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

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

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

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

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

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

Useful properties of Sophora

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

Other components have no less valuable properties:

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

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

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

• antispasmodic;
• antiulcer;
• normalizing digestion;

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

• bactericidal;
• antiallergic.

Also, plant preparations help the body absorb ascorbic acid.

Application in traditional medicine

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

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

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

water infusion

Recipe for water infusion of Sophora japonica:

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

What does the water infusion treat:

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

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

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

Oil

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

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

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

herbal tea

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

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

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

Contraindications

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

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

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

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

Useful information

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

How to collect and store sophora

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

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