Sophora tonkinensis

Sophora tonkinensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Sophora
Species: S. tonkinensis
Binomial name
Sophora tonkinensis
Gagnep.
Synonyms

Sophora subprostrata

Sophora tonkinensis is a herb used in traditional Chinese medicine.

Sofalcone is an oral gastrointestinal medication and a synthetic derivative of sophoradin,[1] an isoprenyl chalcone found in S. tonkinensis.

References

  1. Konturek SJ, Mrzozowski T, Drozdowicz D, Pawlik W, Sendur R (August 1987). "Gastroprotective and ulcer healing effects of solon, a synthetic flavonoid derivative of sophoradin". Hepatogastroenterology 34 (4): 164–70. PMID 3478294.

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