The herbal name for the flowers of the Robinia pseudoacacia tree is Sophora japonica, and Sophora japonica’s effects and functions are to cool the blood and stop bleeding (cooling and moisturizing the blood, preventing bleeding), and to clear the liver and diarrhea (removing fire from the liver).
Sophora is the dried flowers and flower buds of Sophora japonica, family Leguminosae, which is bitter in taste, slightly cold in nature, and belongs to the liver and large intestine meridians. It has the efficacy of cooling the blood to stop bleeding, clearing the liver and cathartic fire. It is mainly used for the treatment of various hemorrhages caused by blood heat and compulsion of blood, and symptoms such as redness of the eyes, headache and dizziness caused by inflammation of liver fire.
The adverse reactions of Sophora are not clear at present. Note that the use of this product is prohibited for those who are allergic to this product, allergy should be taken with caution, and caution should be taken for those who have spleen and stomach deficiency and cold (spleen and stomach weakness and cold) and yin deficiency and fever without real fire.
If there is a need for medication, it should be used under the guidance of a doctor’s diagnosis, and should not be used blindly on its own to avoid adverse consequences.