Ethnobotanical uses for Sophora japonica listed in Dr. Duke's
Phytochem and Ethnobot DB
Scientific Name:
Styphnolobium japonicum, syn. Sophora japonica
Family Name:
Fabaceae
Common Name:
Sophora japonica, Japanese sophora
Evidence for Efficacy (Human Data)
Evidence of Activity
Other Information
Safety Data
Formulas/Blends
Dynamic Updates
Other Information
Related Links
Phytochemicals in Sophora japonica listed in Dr. Duke's
Phytochem and Ethnobot DB
Sophora japonica picture, use and chemical chart at
Liber Herbarum II
Picture, distribution and plant profile from
USDA Plants DB
Taxonomic information for Sophora japonica at USDA's Germplasm Resources Information Network
(GRIN)
Monograph at
Plants for a Future
Monograph on Henriette's Herbal website.
King's American Dispensatory 1898
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ORIGINAL RESEARCH BY: Oren Rabinowitz, MSc
October 2020
LATEST UPDATES BY: Antonia Kaz
March 2023