Sophora, Ku Shen 苦参

Ku Shen (TCM)
Sophora japonica
Duhamel du Monceau, H.L., Traité des arbres et arbustes, Nouvelle édition, vol. 3 (1806)

Sophora flavescens
(Photo by Dalgial) (Wikimedia)

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Botanical name:
Sophora flavescens (syn. S. alopecuroides, S. angustifoliola, S. chinensis, S. korolkowii)

Parts used:
Root

Temperature & Taste:
Cold, dry. Bitter

Classifications:
B. Clears Heat and Damp

Uses:
1. Clears Damp-Heat:
-acute Dysentery

2. Settles Wind, Clears Heat, Stops Itching:
-Sores and Rashes with exudation, itchiness and bleeding

3. Clears Damp-Heat, Promotes Urine:
-painful, dribbling urine

4. Clears Damp, Resolves Masses:

5. Clears Lung Heat, Stops Cough:

6. Kills Worms and Parasites:

7. Externally:
-as a wash for itchy skin diseases and rashes


Dose:
Powder: 1–3 grams

Preparation:
... available in PRO version

Main Combinations:
1. Itchiness of the Skin, Rashes:
i. and weeping skin lesions, Sophora Ku Shen with ... available in PRO version
ii. Sophora Ku Shen with ... available in PRO version
iii. Damp-Heat sores and rashes, Sophora Ku Shen ... available in PRO version
iv. weeping skin lesions, Sophora Ku Shen ... available in PRO version
2. Eczema:
i. Sophora Ku Shen with ... available in PRO version
ii. Sophora Ku Shen with ... available in PRO version
3. Psoriasis, Sophora Ku Shen with ... available in PRO version
4. Scabies, Sophora Ku Shen with ... available in PRO version
5. Genital itching and or Genital rashes from Damp-Heat, Sophora Ku Shen with ... available in PRO version
6. Leukorrhea from Damp-Heat:
i. Sophora Ku Shen with ... available in PRO version
ii. Sophora Ku Shen with ... available in PRO version
7. Dysentery from Damp-Heat, Sophora Ku Shen with ... available in PRO version
8. Blood in the stool, Anal fistula, Sophora Ku Shen with ... available in PRO version
9. Bleeding from Heat, Sophora Ku Shen with ... available in PRO version
10. Lung Heat Cough, Sophora Ku Shen with ... available in PRO version
11. Cancer:
i. Sophora Ku Shen and ... available in PRO version
ii. Sophora Ku Shen, ... available in PRO version
12. As a wash for Lice, Sophora Ku Shen with ... available in PRO version

Major Formulas:
Xiao Feng San
Dang Gui Nian Tong Tang

Cautions:
1. Caution in cold and weakness of the Stomach.
2. Some people may experience dizziness, nausea, vomiting
3. Allergic reactions occasionally occur, primarily maculopapular rashes.

Drug Interactions:
1. Incompatible with Veratrum (Li Lu)
2. Ophiopogon Mai Men Dong counteracts Sophora Ku Shen
3. Sophora Ku Shen antagonizes Cuscuta Tu Si Zi (Dodder seed) and Fritillaria Bei Mu. (TCM)

Main Preparations used:

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