Other
Names of Bitter Ginseng
Kushen, Ku-Sheng, Sophora root, Sophora flavescens,
Sophorae flavescentis.
Used Part, Taste
and Property
Root; Bitter, cold.
Common Use
in Chinese Herbal Formulas
Janundice, acute dysentery, leukorrhea, vaginitis,
eczema, ringworm, leprosy, acute urinary tract infection.
Used in Patent Formulas of Ku Shen Wan, Ku Shen Di Huang
Wang. Main Chemical Components
Alkaloid, Sophoranol, Hydroxymatrine, Anagyrine, Cytisine,
Baptifoline, Sophocarpine, Flavovoid, etc. |