SOPHORA JAPONICA FLOWER POWDER
Huai Hua San

 

 ‘Sophora Japonica Flower Powder’
Source: Formulas of Skills (Ben Shi Fang, 1132)

Keywords
haemorrhoids and ulcerative colitis

Ingredients
Sophora japonica (huai hua, flower of Japanese pagodatree)
Thuja orientalis (ce bai Ye, arborvitae)
Schizonepeta tenuifolia (Jing Jie Sui, schizonepeta)
Citrus aurantium (Zhi Ke, aurantium)

Major therapeutic action
Clears the Intestine, stops bleeding, disperses Wind, lowers qi.

 Biomedical action
Haemostatic.

Indications
o  Blood in the stools due to Intestinal Wind or Zang Toxin.
o  With the appropriate key symptoms, this formula can be used to treat biomedical conditions such as haemorrhoids and ulcerative colitis.

Key symptoms for use
o  bleeding before stools or blood streak in the stools
o  pressing bleeding
o  blood of bright red or dark colour

Cautions and contraindications
None noted.
None noted.		 Dosage
The typical dose is three grams twice daily, before meals. In severe cases or the early stages of treatment (the first two weeks), a 50-100% increase in dose may be used, then reduced as the treatment takes effect.