Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical
Preparations : The flower buds are gathered
in June or July and dried in the sun.
Properties & Taste : Bitter and slightly
cold
Meridians : Liver and large intestine
Functions : To cool blood and stop bleeding
Indications & Combinations :
Hemorrhages due to extravasation of blood
by heat: a) dysentery and bleeding due to
hemorrhoidsSophora flower (Huaihua) is used
with Burnet root (Diyu); b) cough with blood
and epistaxisSophora flower (Huaihua) is used
with Biota tops (Cebaiye), Imperata rhizome
(Baimaogen) and Agrimony (Xianhecao).
