Sophora contains rutin (i.e. rutinoside, Rytub), quercetin (Quercetin), tannin, sophoradiol, vitamin A and other substances.
Rutin can improve the function of capillaries, maintain the normal resistance of capillaries, to prevent bleeding, hypertension, diabetes caused by capillary brittleness is too high, high permeability, taking it can prevent bleeding.
Acacia flowers in the medicinal use of raw acacia flowers, fried acacia flowers and acacia charcoal. Every year in the summer, the flowers are harvested at the beginning of the flower, known as "acacia flowers", flower buds are harvested before the flower is open, known as "acacia rice".
There are three methods of preparation, one is to remove impurities and ash, sun-dried on the same day, for the acacia flowers; the second is to take the net acacia flowers, according to the method of stir-frying until the surface of the dark yellow, for the stir-frying of acacia flowers; the third is to take the net acacia flowers, according to the method of stir-frying charcoal stir-frying until the surface of the charcoal, for the acacia flower charcoal.
Expanded information:
Acacia flowers can be used to make acacia thorns and thistles drink, acacia chrysanthemum tea, rhubarb acacia honey drink, amaranthus acacia congee, ground elm acacia congee, two acacia congee and acacia steamed fish. In the countryside, acacia flowers can be used in medicine, has the effect of removing poison, but also can be wrapped into acacia rice, not only that, but also can be wrapped into acacia buns, acacia dumplings, acacia pancakes, acacia scrambled eggs, acacia porridge.
Acacia flowers taste bitter, flat, non-toxic, with heat, cool blood, stop bleeding, lowering the efficacy of blood pressure. For vomiting blood, blood in urine, bleeding hemorrhoids, wind-heat eye redness, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, cervical lymphatic tuberculosis, vascular sclerosis, blood in stools, diabetes, retinitis, psoriasis and so on, have significant therapeutic effect; it can also be driven away from worms, cure pharyngitis.
Reference:
Baidu Encyclopedia - Sophora japonica