Sophora Root Sophorae Flavescentis Radix
Clear heat and dry Dampness medicinesCold
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Traditional recorded function
Clear heat and dry dampness, kill parasites, promote urination
1. Used for Damp-heat diarrhea and dysentery, jaundice, leukorrhea. 2. Used for skin itching, scabies and tinea, leprosy. 3. Used for painful difficult urination.
Nature & taste
BitterCold
Meridians entered
HeartLarge Int.StomachBladderLiver
Herbal properties
ColdReducingAscendingDrying
Found in these formulas
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