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Narrowleaf Sophora
Sophora angustifolia
Narrowleaf Sophora
At a glance
Origin / distribution: China
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Astringent, Dysentery, Leprosy, Restorative
Science studied: ANAGYRINE, ARSENIC, CALCIUM, CAMPESTEROL
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Fabaceae
Scientific name: Sophora angustifolia
Common names: Narrowleaf Sophora
History
The source record documents this plant in China.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Astringent
- Dysentery
- Leprosy
- Restorative
- Scrofula
- Tonic
- Vermifuge
- Fever
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- Jaundice
- Stomachic
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- China
Documented cultural uses
- Astringent
- Dysentery
- Leprosy
- Restorative
- Scrofula
- Tonic
- Vermifuge
- Fever
- Jaundice
- Stomachic
Cultural record detail
These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.
- Astringent · China · "
- Dysentery · China · "
- Leprosy · China · "
- Restorative · China · "
- Scrofula · China · "
- Tonic · China · "
- Vermifuge · China · "
- Fever · China · "
- Jaundice · China · "
- Stomachic · China · "
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
- The effects of Sophora angustifolia and other natural plant extracts on melanogenesis and melanin transfer in human skin cells. · 2013 source ↗
- COSMETIC COMPOSITION CONTAINING SOPHORA ANGUSTIFOLIA ROOT EXTRACT FOR ANTI-IRRITATION EFFECT AND SKIN SOOTHING EFFECT · 2009 source ↗
- COSMETIC COMPOSITION CONTAINING SPRING WATER AND SOPHORA ANGUSTIFOLIA ROOT EXTRACT FOR ANTI-IRRITATION EFFECT AND SKIN SOOTHING EFFECT AND ITS PRODUCING METHOD · 2010 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ANAGYRINE
- ARSENIC
- CALCIUM
- CAMPESTEROL
- COPPER
- FORMONONETIN
- ISOANHYDROICARITIN
- ISOKURARINONE
- ISOMATRINE
- ISOXANTHOHUMOL
- KURARIDIN
- KURADINOL
- KURARINONE
- MAGNESIUM
- MATRINE
- MERCURY
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- NEOKURARINONE
- NORKURARINONE
- OXYMATRINE
- SOPHOCARPINE
- SOPHORAMINE
- XANTHOHUMOL
- ZINC
- KURARIDINOL
- SOPHOCARPINE-N-OXIDE
- NORANHYDROICARITIN
- SODIUM
- STIGMASTEROL
- BAPTIFOLINE
- CYTISINE
- IRON
- 8-ISOPENTYL-RHAMNOCITRIN
- KURARINOL
- MANGANESE
- L-N-METHYLCYTISINE
- POTASSIUM
- SOPHORANOL
Legality
No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.
Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.
Reference images
Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
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