Ku Shen
| Ku Shen in TCM:Explore the properties of Ku Shen according to Chinese
Nutrition and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM):
Factoids:
English Name: sophora flavescens, light yellow sophora root
Pharmacuetical Name: Radix Sophorae Flavecentis
Properties: bitter, cold
Temperature: cold
Channels: LI, HT, SI, UB, LV
Flavors: bitter
Special Properties:
clears heat, clears damp, expels parasites
Actions / Indications:
- Clears Damp Heat (for damp-heat toxicity or bloody
stool dysenteric disorder, tenesmus; damp-heat vaginal discharge; diarrhea
and dysentary; Ku Shen astringes to help prevent loss of body fluids)
- Dispel wind; kills parasites; stop itching (urticaria,
skin itching, STD, vaginal discharge, infestations with itching, damp
toxins, Trichomonas vaginalis protozoan)
- Clears heat; promotes urination (dysuria, PUD; dysuria
during pregnancy combine with Dang Gui)
Special Notes:
- (Note: incompatible with Li Lu)
- (Note: according to modern research, Ku Shen may be used for cardiac
disease, such as arrhythmia due to myocarditis or tachycardia, often
in combination with Zhi Gan Cao.)
Contraindications:
- (cc: cold deficiency of ST and SP)
- (cc: yin fluid deficiency)
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