Black locust tree is acacia, black locust tree branches have the efficacy of dispersing blood stasis and stopping bleeding, clearing heat and drying dampness and dispelling wind and killing insects. It can be used to treat disintegration, red and white leucorrhea, hemorrhoids, wet and itchy scrotum, heartache, red eyes and scabies.

In addition to the other values of acacia are:

1, acacia flowers and pods into medicine, have a cool astringent, anti-blood pressure effect.

2, the leaves and root bark have the effect of clearing heat and detoxification, can treat sores and poisons.

3. The wood is used for construction.

4, the seed kernel contains starch, can be used for brewing or as paste and feed.

5. The bark, branches and leaves, buds, flowers and seeds are used as medicine.

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Sophora may cause allergies.

There are two types of allergies to acacia flowers. The second is that acacia flowers contain a photosensitive substances, eaten in the sun after exposure is very easy to induce solar dermatitis, will appear in the eyelids, face, neck and arms and other parts of the redness, swelling, itching, and even blisters, appeared 5 to 20 hours after eating.

Therefore, there has been a history of allergies try not to eat acacia flowers or to have acacia flowers in the place to play. Try to avoid sun exposure after consumption to prevent triggering solar dermatitis.

Contraindications: caution for those with a cold stomach.

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