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Sophora tonkinensis

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Sophora tonkinensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Sophora
Species:
S. tonkinensis
Binomial name
Sophora tonkinensis
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

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  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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