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Shan Dou Gen
Sophora subprostrata
Shan Dou Gen
At a glance
Origin / distribution: China
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Cancer(Cervix), Cough, Dermatitis, Gum
Science studied: ARSENIC, DAIDZEIN, IRON, LUPEOL
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 subprostrata
Common names: Shan Dou Gen
History
The source record documents this plant in China, Elsewhere.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Cancer(Cervix)
- Cough
- Dermatitis
- Gum
- Laryngitis
- Sore(Throat)
- Tumor
- Jaundice
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- Bilious
- Inflammation
- Internulcer
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- China
- Elsewhere
Documented cultural uses
- Cancer(Cervix)
- Cough
- Dermatitis
- Gum
- Laryngitis
- Sore(Throat)
- Tumor
- Jaundice
- Bilious
- Inflammation
- Internulcer
Cultural record detail
These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.
- Cancer(Cervix) · China · "
- Cough · China · "
- Dermatitis · China · "
- Gum · China · "
- Laryngitis · China · "
- Sore(Throat) · China · "
- Tumor · Elsewhere · "
- Jaundice · China · "
- Bilious · China · "
- Inflammation · China · "
- Internulcer · Elsewhere · "
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
- COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING SOPHORA SUBPROSTRATA EXTRACTS FOR INHIBITING THE ACTIVITY OF ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE · 2010 source ↗
- Therapeutical use of sophora flavescens or sophora subprostrata extracts · 2003 source ↗
- A new pterocarpan, (-)-maackiain sulfate, from the roots of Sophora subprostrata. · 2003 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ARSENIC
- DAIDZEIN
- IRON
- LUPEOL
- MAGNESIUM
- MATRINE
- METHYL-CYTISINE
- OXYMATRINE
- SODIUM
- SOPHORADIN
- SOPHARANOCHROMENE
- SOPHORANONE
- TRIFOLIRHIZIN
- TRIFOLIRHIZIN-6'-MONOACETATE
- ZINC
- ANAGYRINE
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- COPPER
- GENISTEIN
- L-MAACKIAIN
- D-MATRINE-N-OXIDE
- POTASSIUM
- SOPHARADOCHROMENE
- 4',7-DIHYDROXY-6,8-BIS(3-METHYL-2-BUTENYL)-FLAVANONE
- MERCURY
- L-PTEROCARPIN
- TRANS-CAFFEIC-ACID-DOCOSYL-ESTER
- CALCIUM
- MANGANESE
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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