槐花
| Name (CN) | 槐花 (Huái huā) |
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| Synonyms (CN) | 怀花、槐花炭、金药树、护房树、豆槐、槐米、槐蕊、怀米 |
| Name (EN) | Sophorae Flos, Flower Bud Of Japanese Pagodatree, Pagodatree Flower |
| Scientific name(s) | Sophora Japonica L., Flos Sophorae, Sophorae Flos |
| Used section | Dried flowers and buds |
| Taste | Bitter |
| Channel Tropism | Induce in the liver and large intestine meridians. |
| Cold/Hot properties | Slightly Cold |
| Group | Plant [Vegetables And Products] |
| Origin | Dried flowers and flower buds of Sophora japonica L., family Leguminosae. |
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| Function and treatment | Cooling the blood to stop bleeding and clearing the liver and fire. Used for blood in stool, hemorrhoids, bloody dysentery, collapse, vomiting, epistaxis, liver-heat, dizziness and headache. |
| Origin and best harvesting period | It is mainly distributed in Shandong, Hebei, Henan and Jiangsu, etc. It is advisable to harvest and eat in late spring and early summer, before flowering, when the rutin content is the highest. |