Sophora Japanese - general description
Sophora is a genus of woody plants in the legume family. Japanese Sophora is a powerful tree with a height of 20 meters or more with a thick chic spherical crown. The bark has a typical dark gray color, young branches are greenish and smooth. The leaves of Japanese sophora are quite large, on average - 20 cm, pinnate, like all legumes.
Yellow-white irregular flowers of Japanese Sophora are collected in large loose-paniculate inflorescences, the flowering period falls in the second half of summer. The fruit is green beans, but later they acquire a dark red skin. As with the rest of the legumes, the fruits are enclosed between two non-opening leathery flaps. Formed in September.
Sophora Japanese - places of growth
The genus Sophora is represented by 45 species native to Europe, South Asia, the Pacific Islands, Australia and South America. Only three to four cold-resistant species are common in Russia. For medicinal purposes use Japanese sophora.
Japanese Sophora - part of the genus - lives mainly in China and Japan, is widely cultivated in parks, gardens of the Caucasus, Crimea as a phyto-reclamation and ornamental tree. It reaches the best development on sandy and loamy soils. Shade-tolerant, drought-tolerant plant does not tolerate severe frosts, dies over time.
Sophora Japanese - medicinal properties
Sophora Japanese is a panacea for many diseases. It has an unusually rich composition and range of actions, along with a golden mustache or hellebore. In addition to the most important vitamins and trace elements, Sophora Japanese concentrated a large amount of routine - the best "friend" of the cardiovascular system. Laboratory studies have shown that flowers contain up to 30% rutin, the remaining parts up to 17%. After that, the plant began to be used in traditional medicine.
As you know, rutin has a unique ability to favorably affect the walls of blood vessels. It strengthens them, makes them elastic, cleans the walls of organic deposits, preventing clogging, and therefore, heart attack, stroke, blood clots. In addition, Japanese Sophora reduces cholesterol and blood sugar, treats anemia, gently eliminates hypertension and prevents the development of gangrene against the background of vascular obstruction.
The plant also has a calming and anti-inflammatory effect, relieves skin itching and irritation. Thanks to some substances, it cures diseases such as rheumatism, hemorrhage, thrombophlebitis, radiation sickness, vitamin deficiency, angina pectoris, atherosclerosis, diabetes mellitus, measles, typhoid, etc., and also helps to recover from past vascular accidents and prevent recurrence. The high iodine content has a beneficial effect on the state of the thyroid gland.
Sophora Japanese - dosage forms
Medicinal raw materials are unblown flower buds and fruits of Japanese sophora. As a rule, specialists are involved in processing and drying. Finished raw materials are transported to different countries, where they are sold separately or in combination with other medicinal fees.
For the best effect, Japanese Sophora must be used in conjunction with vitamin C, supplementing and enhancing the healing properties of the plant. For this case, in pharmacies is widely distributed herbal tea with rose hips, which has a very pleasant and mild taste. If desired, flowers and fruits can be purchased separately.
Sophora Japanese - traditional medicine recipes
Tincture for external and internal use in cardiovascular diseases: buds crushed 100 gr. put in a glass container and pour 750 ml of vodka, insist 10-12 days in a shady place, then squeeze the raw materials and use three times for 1 teaspoon half an hour before meals. It is necessary to conduct a 3-month course with 10-day breaks. Tincture is applied externally by applying compresses or rubbing.
Broth fortifying: prepared at the rate of 4 teaspoons of Japanese Sophora fruit 400 g. water. Mix everything, boil and simmer under the lid for 5 minutes. You need to drink the broth three times a day: in the morning, at lunch and before bedtime (required). It is used externally for washing wounds, rubbing it into the scalp, as well as for conjunctivitis, tonsillitis, fungal infections.
Sophora Japanese - contraindications
There are no contraindications. Medicinal plants are non-toxic. In rare cases, an allergic reaction to individual components of the Japanese sophora is possible.
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