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Ethnobotanical Plant Sophora japonica

Common Name
Huai; Huai Chih Chiu

Activities

Uses for this plant.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Country/Region Reference
Hemostatic Japan* ANON. 1978. List of Plants. Kyoto Herbal Garden, Parmacognostic Research Lab., Central Research Division, Takeda Chem. Industries, Ltd., Ichijoji, Sakyoku, Kyoto, Japan.
Hypertension China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Labor China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Leprosy China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Menorrhagia China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Metrorrhagia China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Orchitis China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Piles China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Piles China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Piles China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Poison Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Preventitive(Aging) China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Pruritis China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Puerperium China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Purgative China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Rejuvenation China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Scabies China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Skin China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Styptic Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Tonic China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.