Crude drug sample data base

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Crude drug name

Market name槐米
Formal name槐花
Japanese nameかいか, Kaika
Vernacular nameHuaimi
Latin nameSophorae Flos (Non-JPS), (CP)
English nameSophora Japonica Flower (Non-JPS), Pagodatree Flower (CP)
Used partClassificationPlant origin
Sub classification flos
Production area informationPeople's Republic of China, Shandong Prov.
Collection informationJapan(ToS), Osaka Pref., Tochimoto Tenkaido Co., Ltd. [Non-commercial Sample]
Collection date2021/12/07
CollectorKatsuko Komatsu
TMPW No.31114

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36.6512
117.12009499999999
Production area information
People's Republic of China,Shandong Prov.
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34.6937249
135.5022535
Collection information
Japan(ToS),Osaka Pref.
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Scientific information data base

Common name槐花, Huaihua, Sophorae Flos (Non-JPS2022, CP2020), Sophora Japonica Flower (Non-JPS2022), Pagodatree Flower (CP2020)
Synonyms槐米, 槐花米
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Original plant nameSophora japonica Linn., (Enju)
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Family nameLeguminosae
Used partflos
Official compendiumNon-JPS (2022), CP (2020 ed.)
Clinical applicationAs a reinforcement of blood vessel, huaihua is applied to prevent hypertension. It is also used as hemostatic for purpura, hemorrhoids, hematochezia, hematemesis, epistaxis and metrorrhagia and metrostaxis.
Medical systemTraditional Chinese medicine
Drug effect in
traditional medicine
Traditional
classification
Hemostatics
Beneficial effect[Property and Flavor] Cold; mild bitter.
[Meridian Tropism] Liver and large intestine meridians.
[Actions] To cool the blood and arrest bleeding, clear the liver and purge fire.
[Indications] Bloody stool, hemorrhoid bleeding, blood dysentery, flooding and spotting, hematemesis, epistaxis, red eyes caused by liver-heat, headache and dizziness.
Chemical constituentTriterpenoids
(*C1):
Betulin, Sophoradiol

Flavones & Flavonols
(*C1):
Rutin, Kaempferol, Sophoroside
(*C2):
Quercetin

Other nitrogen containing compounds
(*C1):
Genistein配糖体

Chemical structure




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Pharmacological effectContraction of vascular smooth-muscle (rutin).
DNA sequenceU74230
Classical reference
(Chinese Herbal Classic "Zhenglei bencao")
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DiseaseHematochezia, Bleeding hemorrhoids, Nasal hemorrhage, Hematemesis, Red eye, Headache, Restlessness
Formulation
Related drugs Sophora Japonica Fruits.
ReferencesNon-JPS2022: The Japanese standards for non-Pharmacopoeial crude drugs 2022.
CP2020: Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China 2020 edi.
C1) The Encyclopedia of Wakan-Yaku with Color Pictures Vol. II, pp 110-112.
C2) Outline of Pharmacognosy, a Textbook, p 287.
RemarksThe extract of Huaihua is a raw material for rutin. The mature fruit of Huaihua is called Huaijiao (槐角) or Huaishi (槐実). It is also used as a remedy for hemostatic and hypotensive.
Last renewal date2022/07/19