Bencao Index https://bencaoindex.com/ https://bencaoindex.com/herbs/ku-shen/ Free to use and republish with visible attribution and a link back to the source page. The catalogue is a reference work and is knowingly incomplete; nothing in it is medical advice. <a href="https://bencaoindex.com/herbs/ku-shen/">Bencao Index</a> ku shen 苦参 Radix Sophorae Flavescentis Sophora Root kujin kosam Clear Heat, Dry Dampness Large Intestine Stomach Heart Small Intestine Bladder Liver

Clears Heat and dries Damp

Lower Jiao Damp-Heat with jaundice, diarrhea or dysentery, vaginal discharge or sores Acute dysentery with tenesmus Viral hepatitis

Dispels Wind, kills parasites and stops itching

Chronic itching from Damp-toxin skin lesions or infestations, with scabies, weeping or bleeding, used internally and topically Damp, itchy, weeping skin such as eczema or ringworm, very often as an external wash Itching of the genitals with vaginal discharge, used internally or topically Trichomonas vaginitis Bronchial asthma

Clears Heat and promotes urination

Small Intestine Damp-Heat Painful or difficult urination from Damp-Heat Edema of a Heat type