Sophora flavescens

[Alias] Sophora japonica, Robinia pseudoacacia, Sophora alopecuroides, Sophora japonica and Sophora japonica [Source] This product is the dried root of Sophora flavescens Ait. of Leguminosae. Digging in spring and autumn, removing roots and small branches, washing and drying, or slicing and drying while fresh. 【 Description 】 This product is a long cylinder with branches at the lower part, with a length of 10 ~ 30cm and a diameter of 1 ~ 2cm. The surface is grayish brown or brownish yellow, with longitudinal wrinkles and horizontal lenticels, and the skin is thin, cracked and rolled back, easy to peel off, and the peeling place is yellow and smooth. Hard, not easy to break, fibrous section; Slice thickness 3 ~ 6 mm; The section is yellow and white, with radial texture and cracks, and some can be seen with concentric ring patterns. Slight breath, extremely bitter taste. The People's Government of Jianping County, Liaoning Province, the administrative region of Jianping County, Liaoning Province, requested instructions on the division of geographical indication product name and geographical scope of "Jianping Sophora Flavescentis", Jian Zheng [2012] No.48 Jianping County Agricultural Production Technical Regulations: DB211322/T-012-2012 Jianping Sophora Flavescentis is a geographical indication protection product.
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