Sophora japonica tincture at home. Healing properties of Sophora japonica

Instructions for use:

Description of Japanese Sophora

Japanese Sophora is a tree from the legume family, growing mainly in China and Japan. An adult tree has a wide spherical crown shape and reaches a height of 25 meters. Japanese Sophora blooms in July-August with fragrant yellowish-white flowers, and bears fruit with juicy beans collected in pods, which turn reddish as they mature.

The use of Sophora japonica

For medicinal purposes, flowers and fruits of the tree are used. Japanese Sophora flowers contain up to 30% vitamin P, and unripe fruits collected in early autumn, in addition to rutin, contain flavone glycosides.

The therapeutic use of Japanese Sophora is a beneficial effect on circulatory system body, because in combination with ascorbic acid, rutin strengthens the walls of blood vessels. This allows you to use the fruits and flowers of the tree in the treatment of sclerotic vascular lesions, colitis, typhoid fever, hemorrhoids, hypertension, angina pectoris, all types of malignant tumors, gastritis, lupus erythematosus and internal bleeding. In addition, as a result of treatment with Japanese Sophora, the level of sugar and cholesterol in the blood decreases, which allows it to be used for diabetes.

To prepare an aqueous infusion, 20 g of crushed Japanese Sophora flowers are poured into a glass of boiling water. You can take the resulting infusion after 2 hours, a tablespoon 3 times a day, best after meals. To prepare an alcohol tincture for the treatment of hypertension, the same amount of tree flowers is poured into 100 ml of 70% alcohol and infused for 10 days in a dark place. Take tincture of 20-40 drops also after meals three times a day.

In addition, Japanese Sophora, according to reviews, has regenerating and healing properties, which allows it to be used as external water compresses in the treatment of eczema, trophic ulcers and psoriasis. Tincture for external use can be prepared from the fruits of the tree, for which 10 g of crushed raw materials are boiled in a glass of water in a water bath for 15 minutes. After an hour, the tincture can be used for dressings, irrigations, lotions or compresses.

Also, a medicinal tincture is produced from the fruits of the tree. According to the instructions, Japanese Sophora in the form of a tincture is used externally as an antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory agent that improves regeneration in the treatment of wounds, burns, boils, trophic ulcers, bedsores and other inflammatory skin diseases. At the same time, according to the instructions, Japanese Sophora practically does not cause side effects, except allergic reactions in cases of individual intolerance to the plant.

In addition, the treatment with Japanese Sophora, according to reviews, is effective for hair loss and baldness. To prepare the tincture, 2 teaspoons of crushed seeds are poured into a glass of boiling water and infused for 15-30 minutes. The resulting tincture can either be taken orally 1 teaspoon up to 5-6 times a day, or applied externally to clean hair, rubbing into the scalp for 15-20 minutes.

To use Japanese Sophora as a tonic, it is enough to insist 1 tablespoon of chopped tree fruits in a thermos for 8-12 hours in a glass of boiling water. The resulting tincture is taken 1 tablespoon before meals. In addition to the tonic effect, tincture from the fruits of Japanese Sophora, according to reviews, is effective to take with the deposition of salts and from hot flashes during menopause.

Sophora japonica contraindications

Japanese Sophora is contraindicated inside with hypersensitivity to the plant, as well as with diseases of the kidneys and liver, during pregnancy and lactation. However, externally, for the treatment of purulent inflammatory skin processes, diseases of the kidneys and liver, Japanese Sophora is not a contraindication.

Name in Latin: Sophora iaponica

Synonyms: Japanese acacia

Japanese Sophora is a deciduous tree of the legume family, the flowers and fruits of which are used in traditional and traditional medicine as an anti-sclerotic, hemostatic, antimicrobial, tonic, immunostimulating, anti-inflammatory agent.

Sophora has a wide crown, the trunk is covered with cracked dark gray bark. The leaves are pinnate, alternate, oblong-ovate, located on short petioles. The lower part of the leaves is bluish in color, the upper part is dark green.

The flowers are irregular, bisexual, yellow-white or yellow, have a pleasant aroma, collected in paniculate inflorescences up to 30 centimeters long. Japanese Sophora blooms in July - August, the fruits begin to ripen in September. The fruit is a fleshy, bead-shaped, indehiscent bean five to ten centimeters long. Unripe fruits are green, mature fruits are reddish. The tree propagates by seeds.

Sophora is native to Japan and China. In addition, the tree can be found in Korea. On the territory of the Russian Federation, Japanese Sophora is cultivated in the Crimea, in the North Caucasus, in the southern regions of the country. Sophora grows on sandy and loamy soils, does not tolerate cold winds.

Procurement and storage

For medicinal purposes, fruits and flowers of Sophora are harvested. The flowers are harvested at the end of the budding phase, when they are already large and some of the flowers begin to bloom. It is at this time that the flowers contain maximum amount biologically active substances. With the help of a pruner, the entire inflorescence is cut off, after which the flowers are dried in a room with good ventilation or in special dryers at a temperature of no more than 45 degrees Celsius.

Sophora fruits are harvested in early autumn, when they are still in an unripe state. Collection is carried out in dry weather. The fruits are cut with secateurs, after which they are dried in a room with good ventilation, stirring occasionally or in special dryers at a temperature of no more than 30 degrees Celsius.

Dried Sophora japonica flowers are oblong-ovoid in shape and emit a faint odor. Dried fruits are greenish-brown in color and have no odor.

The finished product is stored on racks, in paper multi-layer bags, in a dry room with good ventilation.

Chemical composition

Japanese Sophora contains the following biologically active substances:

  • quercetin
  • routine
  • flavonoids
  • macro and micronutrients

Application in medicine

Means based on sophora have the following effect on the body:

  • decongestant
  • immunostimulating
  • anti-sclerotic
  • antiseptic
  • analgesic
  • antioxidant
  • antitumor
  • hemostatic
  • hypotensive
  • regenerating
  • vascular strengthening
  • antibacterial
  • rejuvenating
  • anthelmintic

Indications for the use of funds based on Japanese Sophora are the following pathological conditions body:

1. Gynecological diseases. Sophora has an antitumor, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory effect. Funds based on it are used to treat vaginitis, salpingitis, cervicitis, cervical erosion, uterine fibroids, candidiasis. Sophora well stops uterine bleeding, relieves inflammation in the uterus and fallopian tubes, improves the functioning of the reproductive organs, eliminates the causes of infertility. Means based on sophora are taken orally, and also used externally in the form of douching.

2. Pathologies of the digestive organs. Sophora has a pronounced anti-inflammatory effect, heals the mucous membrane. It is taken orally for hyperacid gastritis, peptic ulcer, pancreatitis, giardiasis, hemorrhoids, colitis, dysentery, loss of appetite.

3. Oncological diseases. Sophora has an antitumor effect on the human body. The biologically active substances that make up its composition slow down the growth of cancer cells, inhibit the development of the disease. In addition, sophora is a powerful natural immunostimulant, it supports the body's defenses during illness.

4. Diabetes. Means based on sophora normalize the work of the pancreas and thyroid gland, improve hormonal levels, lower blood sugar levels. Sophora preparations are used in the composition complex therapy diabetes mellitus under the supervision of the attending physician.

5. Diseases of the heart and blood vessels. Sophora contains rutin, which strengthens the walls of blood vessels, prevents the deposition of cholesterol on them and the development of atherosclerosis. In addition, Japanese Sophora preparations are used as part of the complex therapy of arterial hypertension, vasculitis, varicose veins, angina pectoris, as well as for the prevention

(the second name is Japanese Styphnolobius) - a deciduous tree up to 25 m high from the Legume family. It grows in the Far Eastern countries: China, Korea, Japan, and has spread around the globe. It is one of the symbols of the capital of China: in the monastery called Sanshenan there is an old tree, which is more than 400 years old. A distinctive feature that identifies the species from other trees is fragrant white-yellow flowers that bloom only once every 2 years.

The plant is unpretentious to the soil, prefers loam, but can also grow with strong salinity. Prefers rocky hills, saline meadows, valleys, lake and river shores. It is resistant to arid climate and does not need constant lighting. However, it does not tolerate prolonged exposure to cold temperatures and winds.

A bit of history

The medicinal properties of Japanese Sophora have been known since ancient times, although the first use of the flowers of the plant was as a dye. Then the tree was called "weeping" and planted next to the temples. It was believed that the tree not only helps in the treatment of ailments, but also knows how to read a person’s thoughts and help make the right decision.

Eastern peoples worshiped the "weeping tree". The Chinese were convinced that fragrant flowers could prevent stroke, and were among the first to use preparations based on parts of the plant as an anti-inflammatory and pain reliever.

In 1747, Far Eastern botanists-breeders began cultural cultivation of the plant, mainly as an ornamental. Already at the beginning of the 19th century, styphnolobium was brought to the Nikitsky Botanical Garden, located near Yalta, where the tree took root well and later spread throughout the Crimean peninsula, as well as throughout Ukraine (Kherson and Odessa regions). The plant has taken root well in the territory of the Krasnodar Territory, the Amur Region, Primorye, Sakhalin, in the Transcaucasus, in Altai and in the Caucasus.

It is an excellent honey plant, adorns botanical gardens and cultural plantings in parks and squares. Sophora japonica preparations have been used in medicine and are effective in various, including the most serious diseases.

Morphological description

The tree can reach a height of up to 25 meters (in the conditions of the middle lane - 10-15 meters), has a wide spherical spreading crown. The trunk is covered with bark on top, which eventually becomes dark gray, covered with cracks. Young branches without thorns are green.

The leaves are pinnately compound, have a length of 11-25 cm. The leaves, which number from 19 to 17 pieces on a branch, are oblong-ovate, have a length of 2-5 cm. They fall for the winter.

It blooms for the first time 30 years after the start of growth. The flowers are yellowish-white in color, collected in loose panicles, which reach a length of up to 35 cm. They exude a very pleasant aroma. The tree blooms once every 2 years, flowering occurs in July-August.

The fruit is a juicy indehiscent cylindrical bean with bead-like thickenings. At first, the beans are greenish-brown, and when ripe they become reddish, 3-8 cm long. They ripen in September-October, do not fall off and stay on the tree all winter.

Outwardly, the sophora is similar to the acacia, and they are sometimes even confused. However, the characteristic fruits of the plant make it easy to identify it.

Chemical composition

The fruits of the plant contain:

  • alkaloids: pachycarpine, matrine;
  • flavonoids: quercetin, kaempferol, rutin (from 8 to 30% in fruits);
  • glycosides;
  • ash;
  • fatty acid;
  • organic acids;
  • macro- and microelements.

Useful properties of Japanese styphnolobia

The pharmaceutical activity of the plant is very high, which allows it to be used in various fields of medicine.

  • Reduces capillary fragility, promotes the dissolution of atherosclerotic plaques and intravascular blood clots, heals blood vessels due to the content of rutin. This flavonoid exhibits P-vitamin activity and helps reduce blood viscosity. These positive effects can reduce the load on the human heart and thereby prevent dangerous heart diseases.
  • Neutralizes free radicals and exhibits antioxidant properties, in some cases acts as an antidote for poisoning, which allows the plant to be used in patients with oncopathology at the stage of preparation for undergoing chemotherapy and radiotherapy. These effects are associated with the action of kaempferol and quercetin.
  • Relaxes the walls of blood vessels and contributes to the normalization of blood pressure due to the content of alkaloids.
  • Activates regeneration and stimulates reparative processes in tissues. Restores cells, accelerates wound healing, regulates metabolic processes, is a natural biostimulant.
  • Reduces the severity of allergic reactions, their manifestations, such as itching, skin rash.
  • Gently stimulates the function of the adrenal cortex, regulates urination and eliminates edema.
  • Improves the protective properties of the body, especially in patients with chronic diseases respiratory and gastrointestinal tract (acute and chronic hepatitis). It has been proven that the use of the plant in complex treatment tuberculosis increases the effectiveness of therapy by 30-50%.
  • It has a detrimental effect on microbes and viruses. Promotes liquefaction and excretion of sputum, eliminates inflammation.

Plant preparations have found clinical use in the treatment of cancer, heart disease, viral hepatitis, stomach and duodenal ulcers, thyrotoxicosis and toxic goiter, vascular diseases (hemorrhoids, atherosclerosis and varicose veins), hypovitaminosis. Traditional healers recommend the plant for external and internal bleeding (including hemorrhage in the brain and retina), hematoma, bronchial asthma, tuberculosis, sinusitis, diabetes mellitus, colitis, pancreatitis, poisoning, abscesses, periodontal disease, sepsis, hemorrhagic diathesis, anemia and impotence. Externally and locally used in the form of irrigation, compresses, washes, rinses, wet dressings, rinsing for hair loss, aging skin, erosion (including cervical), abscess, phlegmon, trophic ulcers, burns, frostbite and wounds with the formation of pus and necrosis, cystic and fibrous neoplasms.

Thus, the plant has a hypotensive, decongestant, capillary-strengthening, antispasmodic, vasodilating, antitumor, antioxidant, anti-allergic, anti-inflammatory, antiviral, antimicrobial, immunomodulatory, regenerating, hemostatic effect and, with proper, dosed use, helps in the treatment and prevention various diseases. However, one should not expect an instant effect: improvement is observed only after course therapy.

Collection and preparation

The unblown buds and immature fruits of Japanese Sophora, which are harvested from trees growing in parks and squares outside the city, are of medicinal value. Two types of raw materials are harvested in dry, clear weather, but at different times of the year.

  • At the beginning of summer, at the end of budding, buds are collected, at the moment when the flowers have blossomed on the lowest inflorescences. Only buds are removed from cut inflorescences, which are dried in partial shade for about 2 hours and then dried according to classical technology, in a dry, ventilated place, protected from moisture and direct sunlight. Can also be dried in dryers at t 40 - 45 °C.
  • The fruits are harvested unripe when they are still green. In the middle lane, just the fruits do not ripen to biological ripeness. Therefore, the harvesting period will fall in the fall until the end of the season (September-October), but it is very important to collect the fruits before the night frosts come. Frozen fruits lose their healing properties. Dry the raw materials in an oven or dryer at t 25 - 30 ° C.

Store in linen bags for 1 year.

Pharmaceutical and cosmetic preparations of Sophora japonica

Askorutin

A drug prescribed for the prevention and treatment of capillary fragility, especially if their damage is associated with treatment with anticoagulants or salicylates, the prevention and treatment of hypo- and avitaminosis P and C, the treatment of pathologies in which increased vascular permeability develops. Price: tablets number 50: 30-60 rubles.

Face cream with Japanese Sophora from Natura Siberica

Rutin has a protective effect against free radicals, contributes to the fastest cell renewal and skin cleansing, narrowing enlarged pores, improving turgor. Recommended for mature skin, as well as in the presence of vascular networks, acne, pustular elements. Price: 380 rubles.

Dry fruits and herbal teas

  • Plant raw materials of Japanese Sophora, the instructions for use of which indicate numerous indications. Packing price 50 gr: 40-80 rubles.
  • Also in pharmacies you can buy various herbal teas, which include the fruits or buds of the plant.

Pachycarpine

It is used to relieve spasms of peripheral vessels, with muscle dystrophy, obliterating endarteritis, inflammation of nerve nodes, to stimulate labor and stop bleeding in the postpartum period. It can be purchased only on the territory of Ukraine. Approximate price: 800 rubles.

Recipes with Japanese Sophora

Dosage forms with a plant are used for both internal and external treatment. It is very important to follow the cooking technology. Unless otherwise indicated, internal treatment is carried out for 1 month, with a break between courses of 10-30 days. For prophylactic purposes, drugs are taken 4 times a year, 1 month per course.

Alcohol tincture of Sophora japonica

  • Traditional healers consider this form the most effective: alcohol enhances the effectiveness of the plant. It is recommended for the treatment of internal bleeding, retinal lesions, hypertension, angina pectoris, colitis, chronic pleurisy, diabetes mellitus and other pathologies. Outwardly, they are used to strengthen hair, treat ulcers, wounds, burns, for rinsing - with stomatitis, periodontal disease.
  • Preparation: fresh fruits are poured with 56% alcohol in a ratio of 1:1. If there are dry beans, prepare an infusion in a ratio of 1:2. Infuse for 3 weeks, then filter and squeeze the fruits well.
  • Take 5 times a day, in a single dose of 10 drops to 1 tsp. Treatment is carried out for 2 weeks. For external use, dilute with water: 1 tbsp. l. per 100 ml of water. For rinsing the mouth for 1 glass take 1 tbsp. l. tinctures.

Decoction

  • It is traditionally prepared on the root of the tree, but the fruit can also be used. The decoction has proven itself in the treatment of colds, sore throats. Externally used to strengthen hair follicles: helps with hair loss.
  • Preparation: 1 tbsp. l. crushed fruits pour a cup of boiling water (150 ml) and simmer for 10 minutes on the smallest fire. Then the volume of the product is increased to the previous one with boiling water, cooled and filtered.
  • Take three times a day, 25 ml. Outwardly: rinse hair after washing 3 times a week.

A decoction of the roots

  • Used as an antipyretic, in the treatment of tuberculosis, malaria, jaundice.
  • Preparation: 1 tbsp. roots pour 250 ml of boiling water and boil in a water bath for 10-12 minutes. After the drug has cooled down, filter and add boiled water to the previous volume.
  • Take 25 ml 3 times a day.

Infusion

  • It is used in the treatment of ulcers, wounds, eczema and other skin lesions.
  • Preparation: take 15 gr. dried fruits, add 300 ml of hot water, infuse for 60 minutes, filter and bring the volume of the preparation with boiled water to the initial 300 ml.
  • Used for dressings, irrigation, washing, wet dressings.

Tea

  • It is positioned as a general tonic that prolongs youth and maintains good health. It normalizes blood pressure, has an anti-inflammatory effect, helps to get rid of the symptoms of an approaching menopause.
  • Preparation: fruits and flowers are taken in equal proportion and mixed, 2 tbsp. the mixture is poured into 500 ml of boiling water and boiled for 5 minutes, insisted for another hour, filtered. You can add 1 tsp to the mixture. dry rose hips.
  • Take 150 ml three times / day. Outwardly used to strengthen the roots of the hair (rubbed into the scalp before going to bed).

Butter

  • It is used to treat wounds, rhinitis (as oil drops in the nose). Used to treat psoriasis, healing burns, insect bites, allergic rashes.
  • Preparation: fruits are poured with boiling water in a ratio of 1: 1. After 60 min. steamed fruits are ground to gruel, poured vegetable oil in a ratio of 1:3 and stand in the open sun for 3 weeks.
  • Buried in each nostril 1 drop 3 times a day for acute rhinitis. Outwardly lubricate the skin lesions several times a day. People who used Japanese Sophora for psoriasis were able to get rid of psoriatic rashes within 1-1.5 months.

Powder

  • Recommended for conditions similar to the use of decoction and tincture of the plant. To obtain it, dried flowers are ground with a coffee grinder.
  • Take 0.5 gr. 3 times a day

Lotion

  • Preparation: 200 gr. flowers, plants are poured with 500 ml of vodka, insisted for 2 weeks and then not filtered.
  • Wipe the skin of the face 2 times a week, not more often. For this, 1 tbsp. lotion is diluted with water in a ratio of 1:10, the drug is applied to a cotton pad and the skin of the face and neck is gently treated along the massage lines.

Sophora honey

A beekeeping product that has a characteristic light amber color, pleasant aroma and taste. Honey is rich in minerals, vitamins, amino acids, proteins, it helps well in the treatment of inflammatory processes in the respiratory and gastrointestinal tract, and is also excellent tool prevention of various diseases.

Tincture for diabetes and oncology

  • In the presence of these pathologies, traditional healers recommend a special recipe for preparing a tincture that allows you to get an effective, concentrated drug.
  • Preparation: 150 gr. fresh beans are crushed to a powder, add 700 ml of vodka. Put in a dark place for 7 days, filter.
  • Take 1 tsp. morning and evening, 1-3 months. contract.

Sophora japonica and mistletoe

Together, Japanese Sophora and mistletoe make up a valuable tandem that can strike at many diseases. Active substances plants help to strengthen and cleanse blood vessels, dissolve cholesterol plaques, calm the central nervous system, stop bleeding, normalize the work of the cardiovascular systems, cleanse the blood of cholesterol and activate the body's defenses.

by the most effective drug is a tincture that is used to fight cancer, hypertension and atherosclerosis. Recommended for pathologies of the gastrointestinal tract, kidneys and liver, prostatitis, sinusitis, mastopathy, hemorrhoids, fungal skin lesions, gynecological diseases, thrombophlebitis, varicose veins, diabetes mellitus, periodontal disease. Helps in the recovery period after a stroke and the use of chemical medications.

  • Preparation: take 1 glass of mistletoe and sophora. Pour a mixture of plants with 1 liter of alcohol and leave for 3 weeks.
  • Take 3-4 times a day 40 minutes before meals, diluting 1 tsp. tinctures in 50-100 ml of water for at least 3 consecutive months. The course is always determined individually. For example, in order to completely clear the vessels of atherosclerotic plaques, it is necessary to be treated for at least six months. Repeated courses are held after a break of 1-2 months.

Contraindications

Treatment is contraindicated in:

  • hypotension;
  • individual intolerance, including in the presence of allergies to legumes;
  • cystitis;
  • serious pathologies of the heart and blood vessels in the stages of decompensation;
  • the need for increased concentration during work or daily activities.

Also among the contraindications of Japanese Sophora are pregnancy, lactation and childhood up to 14 years old.

Side effects

Allergic phenomena, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting are possible in some patients, which appear some time after the start of treatment, i.e. not right away. If the recommended doses are exceeded, it can rise significantly arterial pressure Therefore, it is important to follow the instructions unconditionally.

In the treatment of stomach pathologies in the first days, an exacerbation may develop in the form of pain in the epigastrium (if the ulcers are deep, the state of health may worsen on the 20th day of treatment). These pains indicate the regeneration of the uppermost layer of the gastric mucosa, do not require specific treatment - they just have to be endured.

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Sophora is called the Japanese miracle, a tree from a hundred diseases. This amazing tree has both flowers and fruits. In folk medicine, sophora is considered a panacea for almost a hundred diseases. I remember how I asked my friends, who were going on vacation to the Crimea, to bring a sophora from there. Then she made a tincture of vodka from the fruits for her mother-grandmother from hypertension, atherosclerosis, and arthritis.
Medicinal are the fruits of Sophora japonica. Despite the incomplete study of the tree, the content of a huge amount of useful substances in its buds has already been revealed. The plant is rich in vitamins, tannins, salts, flavonoids and oils. In addition to them in chemical composition The fruit of the tree includes a very useful substance - rutin. It has a pronounced strengthening effect on the cardiovascular system and coordinates the function of ascorbic acid in human biochemistry.
Traditional doctors and traditional healers actively use preparations prepared on the basis of useful substances extracted from sophora. Pharmacies sell alcohol tinctures, and many healers make their own medicinal decoction. Let's talk about the healing properties of the tincture and about what diseases it fights.

How to prepare a tincture?

Of course, it is best for the inhabitants of our country to purchase Japanese Sophora tincture in a pharmacy, since the nearest places where this plant grows are the countries of the Transcaucasus and southern Ukraine. But if it is possible to meet with this representative of the southern flora, then cook medicinal tincture at home is quite easy. In terms of weight, you will need the same amount of sophora fruits and alcohol (proportion 1: 1). Medicinal raw materials will need to be crushed, poured into a dark glass container and poured with slightly diluted alcohol (70% solution). The healing drug is infused for 3 weeks, after which it is filtered and stored in a cool place. The course of treatment is usually 6 months and is carried out according to the following scheme: during the first month, the tincture is taken every 4 hours, 10 drops, in the remaining months - 40 drops.

Japanese Sophora - tincture
At internal bleeding, hypertension, stroke, angina pectoris, atherosclerosis, diabetes mellitus, thrombophlebitis, ulcerative colitis, gastric ulcer, stomach diseases and duodenum, bronchitis, bronchial asthma, hemorrhoids, to strengthen blood vessels

Pour 50 grams of crushed fruits with 0.5 liters of vodka, leave for 30 days in a dark place, shaking occasionally, strain. Take 15-30 drops 3 times a day. After a monthly course, take a break of 10 days.
With the deposition of salts, from hot flashes during menopause
Pour 1 tablespoon of crushed fruits with 1 cup of boiling water, insist overnight in a thermos, strain. Take 1-2 tablespoons 2 times a day.

Outwardly. For hair loss, baldness
Pour 2 teaspoons of crushed seeds with 1 cup of boiling water, leave for 15 minutes, strain. Take 1 teaspoon 5-6 times a day. Additionally, you can apply the same infusion to clean hair and rub into the scalp, keep for 15-20 minutes.

Restorative decoction
4 teaspoons of crushed fruits pour 400 grams of water, simmer under the lid, with a slight boil for 5 minutes, leave for 30 minutes, strain. Take 1/3 cup 3 times a day.

Outwardly
With trophic ulcers, wounds, burns, bedsores, sinusitis, boils, carbuncles, paraproctitis, mastitis, psoriasis

10 grams of crushed fruits pour 200 ml. water, boil in a water bath for 15 minutes, leave for 45 minutes, strain, add boiled water to 200 ml. Apply for irrigation, dressings, washing, compresses, lotions.

Tonic infusion
Pour 1 tablespoon of crushed fruits with 1 cup of boiling water, leave for 8 hours in a thermos, strain. Take 1 tablespoon 3 times a day, before meals.
With internal bleeding, angina pectoris, atherosclerosis, diabetes mellitus, peptic ulcer of the stomach and duodenum, with liver diseases, ulcerative colitis, typhoid fever, hemorrhoids
20 grams of crushed flowers pour 200 ml. boiling water, insist 2 hours, strain. Take 1-2 tablespoons 3 times a day, after meals.

Tincture. With hypertension
Pour 20 grams of crushed flowers into 100 ml. 70% alcohol, insist in a dark place for 10 days, shaking occasionally, strain. Take 20-40 drops 3 times a day, after meals.

In folk medicine, Japanese Sophora is used to treat diseases accompanied by increased capillary permeability, vitamin P hypovitaminosis, hemorrhagic diathesis, hemorrhages, capillary toxicosis, endocarditis, rheumatism, glomerulonephritis, hypertension, allergic diseases.

External preparations from Japanese Sophora are used to treat trophic ulcers, wounds, burns, bedsores, sinusitis, boils and carbuncles, paraproctitis, mastitis, psoriasis.

Inside - with internal bleeding, with angina pectoris, atherosclerosis, diabetes mellitus, peptic ulcer of the stomach and duodenum, as well as with liver disease, ulcerative colitis, typhoid fever, hemorrhoids.

Flower tincture. Prepared in a ratio of 1:5 on 70% alcohol. Take 30-40 drops 3 times a day after meals.

Fruit tincture. It is prepared with alcohol or vodka in a weight ratio of 1:1 (for fresh fruits) or 1:2 (for dried ones).

For thin people or those who have had a serious illness, it is recommended to take Japanese Sophora tincture in the usual dosage. The course of treatment is 1 month. With hemorrhages in the brain, in the retina, with capillary toxicosis, they drink sophora tincture 30 drops 3 times a day for a month.

Wash the fresh fruits of Sophora with boiled water, cut and put in a glass or porcelain dish. Pour vodka in equal weight ratio and leave for 10 days. Then squeeze the fruits, filter the liquid through cotton wool or several layers of gauze. The resulting liquid of red-brown or olive color - sophorin - can be taken both inside (30-40 drops) and externally for the treatment of wounds, ulcers, bedsores.

Lubrication of the scalp with Sophora japonica tincture actively promotes hair growth.

Water infusion of flowers. 20 g of flowers are poured into 200 ml of boiling water, insisted for 2 hours, filtered. Drink 1-2 tablespoons 3 times a day after meals.

For external use (nasal drops, irrigation, tampons, dressings), you can prepare an infusion: 30 g of flowers per 200 ml of boiling water. To accelerate blood clotting, drink tincture of Japanese Sophora 40 drops 3 times a day after meals.

With ulcerative colitis, allergic diseases, they drink an infusion of flowers, 1 tablespoon 4-5 times a day. The course of treatment is 2 months. After a month, take a break of 10 days.

For the treatment of wounds, ulcers, eczema and other skin lesions, an aqueous infusion of flowers or fruits is used:

Pour 10 g of dried fruits with 200 ml of water, boil in a water bath for 15 minutes, cool at room temperature for 45 minutes, strain, add boiled water to 200 ml. Apply for irrigation, dressings, washing.

Powder from dried flowers (0.5 g each) is drunk 3 times a day for the same indications as an infusion or tincture.

Infusion of flowers and fruits of the plant (1:1) is recommended to be used in the form of tampons for the treatment of nosebleeds, as well as inside 1 tablespoon 4 times a day.

In case of baldness, they drink an infusion and tincture of Japanese Sophora in the usual dosages, at the same time they wash their hair 1-2 times a week in an infusion of flowers (10 g per 400 ml of water) and rub alcohol tincture into the scalp 1 time per day.

With pulmonary tuberculosis, even in the most advanced cases, sophorin, or Japanese Sophora tincture, has a positive effect. Sophora japonica preparations (infusions, tinctures, powder) are used in the treatment of such intractable diseases as obliterating endoarteritis, myasthenia gravis (muscle weakness, progressive muscular dystrophy) in usual dosages.

Pharmaceutical drug pahikarpin is successfully used in the treatment of endarteritis and atsrosclerotic lesions of the lower extremities.

Already in the first days after the start of treatment, the blood supply to the affected limbs improves, a pulse appears and the feet become warmer.

Pahikarpin and Japanese Sophora preparations are used to stimulate labor activity at a dose of 0.05-0.1 g 3 times a day.

In the treatment of hypertension, along with drugs that lower blood pressure, they give rutin or an infusion of Japanese Sophora flowers to strengthen the walls of peripheral and small vessels.

Powder from the roots of Sophora japonica and Sophora yellowish give 1-3 g three to four times a day for diarrhea and dysentery.

In China, powder from the roots of yellowish Sophora and Japanese Sophora is used as part of ointments (1: 2) with petroleum jelly or lard in the treatment of eczema and other skin diseases.

As a diuretic and an appetite stimulant, powder from Japanese Sophora root is drunk 2-3 g 3 times a day.

With mastitis, soforin has a good effect. Lubricate and rub into the affected area of ​​the chest 2 times a day.

An infusion is prepared from the leaves and young shoots of Japanese Sophora: 1 tablespoon of crushed raw materials in a glass of boiling water. Insist 1 hour. Drink 1/3 cup 3 times a day. The same infusion can be used for rinsing the mouth with inflammatory diseases of the tongue and gums.

In China, a decoction of flowers and fruits (in an equal weight ratio) is used as an infusion (1 tablespoon of the mixture per glass of boiling water, boil for 5 minutes, leave for 1 hour, strain), used to combat all types of bleeding. Drink 1/3 cup 3 times a day.

Sophora flowers are poisonous! Apply strictly according to the prescription. Before use, consult your doctor!

In the fight against debilitating diseases, nature is often the main helper. A person resorts to her gifts and invents more and more new dosage forms.

Such medicinal plants include Japanese Sophora, a tall tree from the legume family, the components of which, due to their healing properties found wide application in medicine. Japanese Sophora tincture is made from the fruits of this plant and has unique characteristics and qualities.

Beneficial features

As mentioned above, in the manufacture of infusion, sophora fruits are used, in which, after research, a huge amount of useful substances was found, such as:

  • vitamins;
  • oils;
  • salt;
  • tannins;
  • flavonoids.

In addition to these components, the buds of this plant contain a very important element - rutin, which is able to have a pronounced strengthening effect on the cardiovascular system and exhibits a coordination function in relation to ascorbic acid contained in the human body.

It's important to know! Useful substances extracted from the fruits of sophora are actively used both in folk and in traditional medicine. On their basis, an alcohol infusion is made, which can be bought at any pharmacy or prepared with your own hands at home.

Therapeutic action

Sophora japonica tincture has quite versatile medicinal properties and it has a wide spectrum of activity. If you use this drug externally, it will have a powerful bactericidal and anti-inflammatory effect. It perfectly copes with diseases of the skin, as well as mucous membranes. oral cavity and vagina, the lesions of which are infectious. This remedy is very effective against trophic ulcers and severe acne.

This effect is due to the fact that sophora tincture can improve capillary circulation and significantly accelerate the regeneration of the dermis. At the same time, she copes with such diseases much better than chemicals antibacterial action.

The tool significantly improves the work of the central nervous system, stabilizing sleep, gently calming and normalizing blood pressure. With it, you can get rid of aching toothache. This infusion is used for various kinds of hemorrhages.

Sophora japonica tincture has also been used in the treatment cardiovascular diseases. It is able to restore blood vessels, cleanse their walls of cholesterol, as a result of which they acquire the necessary elasticity.

Indications for use

The list of indications for the use of this drug is as follows:

  • kidney disease;
  • sclerosis;
  • diabetes;
  • uterine fibroids and mastopathy;
  • chronic form of prostatitis;
  • skin fungal diseases;
  • radiation sickness;
  • lupus erythematosus;
  • psoriasis and eczema;
  • angina;
  • stroke;
  • hypertonic disease;
  • atherosclerosis;
  • thrombophlebitis;
  • stomach ulcer;
  • ulcerative colitis;
  • diseases of the duodenum;
  • bronchitis and bronchial asthma;
  • haemorrhoids.

In addition, this tincture is also used as a prophylaxis of infectious and allergic diseases.

Making an infusion

Healing elixir is very easy to make at home. We bring to your attention several popular recipes that will tell you how to prepare Japanese Sophora tincture.

on alcohol

To make an infusion on alcohol, you need to prepare ripe sophora fruits and do the following:

  • rinse the beans thoroughly under running water, dry and chop;
  • put the prepared pieces in a glass jar with a capacity of 1 liter;
  • pour alcohol to the top level;
  • cover the container with a nylon lid and put in a shaded place;
  • let it brew for 10 days, periodically shaking the contents;
  • after the specified time, strain the infusion.

The tool is completely ready for use.

Advice! The sediment left after straining can not be thrown away, but used for compresses that will help heal skin diseases and wounds.

On vodka

To make a Sophora tincture on vodka, you will need dry flowers of this plant:

  • put the dried inflorescences in a glass container;
  • pour 100 ml of vodka there, mix;
  • insist for 10 days;
  • filter.

This drug can be used for chronic gastritis, dysentery and liver disease.

Of two components

This tool quite effectively fights against malignant tumors, kidney diseases of a protracted nature, and also helps to cope with diseases of other internal organs.

To make such a tincture, you need to take the fruits of sophora and white mistletoe, grind. You should get one glass of each component. They are combined in one container and poured with a liter of alcohol. The mixture should be infused in a shaded place for 20 days. During this time, the composition must be shaken periodically. The product should be filtered and it is completely ready for use.

Rules of application

Now you need to figure out how to take the tincture Japanese Sophora. Usually a full course of treatment takes about six months, and after 3 months there is an obvious effect. During this time, dizziness completely disappears, and vitality rises very noticeably.

Attention! Do not stop taking after the first signs of improvement general condition. Be sure to complete the full course - 6 months.

Internal intake of alcohol infusion is designed to cure childhood diseases (scarlet fever and measles), as well as diseases of the large intestine, hypertension, retinal hemorrhages, blood diseases, increased capillary permeability, rheumatism and radiation sickness.

External use of Sophora tincture involves the manufacture of compresses and wet dressings, which are used to treat purulent inflammation of the skin. This remedy is used topically for baldness, wounds and burns. Rinses are also applied externally and help with sore throat and bleeding gums.

But it is worth remembering that Sophora tincture is contraindicated for women during pregnancy and lactation, as well as for people suffering from individual intolerance to the components of the remedy.

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