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Sophora japonica

Pharmacological Action. Uses.—The buds,

flowers and pods are concocted and used in

the treatment of a variety of ailments

including internal haemorrhages, poor

peripheral circulation.

Rutin, alone or in combination (with aesculin,

citroflavonoids, or ascorbic acid), is promoted

for the symptoms of venous and

lymphatic vessel insufficiency, for the

symptomatic treatment of the functional signs

of capillary fragility, to treat the functional

symptoms of the acute attack of piles, and for

loss of visual acuity and alterations of the

field of vision presumably of vascular origin.

The tincture of fruits is antibacterial.