Will eating too much Sophora japonica flowers cause poisoning?

Sophora japonica is a beautiful flower that is quite common in our lives and usually grows on both sides of country roads. Sophora flowers are highly ornamental and have certain edible value. For example, people use Sophora japonica flowers to fry eggs, which is a good way to cook them. Although Sophora japonica flowers are delicious, some people worry that eating too much of them may pose a health risk. For example, will eating too much Sophora japonica flowers cause poisoning? Let’s take a look at the explanation below, I hope everyone can understand it.

Sophora japonica is a very common plant. This species is a poisonous plant included in the Chinese Plant Atlas Database. Its flowers, leaves, stem bark and pods are poisonous. People poisoned by the Piranha plant and its leaves may experience facial swelling, hot skin and itching. The leaves and pods can also irritate the gastrointestinal mucosa, causing colic and diarrhea. The husk extract can cause breathing difficulties in mice and rats. The buds and flowers contain rutin and sterols, and the fruits contain a variety of flavonoids and phenolic components such as robinin and quercetin.

Sophora flowers are not only delicious, but also have the effects of clearing heat, reducing swelling, stopping bleeding, and lowering blood pressure. However, if eaten indiscriminately, there is a risk of poisoning. The flowers of Sophora japonica are yellow-white or light yellow, the front end of the leaves are pointed, and the fruits are rosary-shaped pods. The flowering period is generally from July to August. This kind of Sophora japonica flower is mainly used as medicine. It has the effects of clearing heat, reducing swelling, stopping bleeding, anti-ulcer, lowering blood pressure, preventing arteriosclerosis, antibacterial and preventing stroke. Its medicinal effect is higher than that of Sophora japonica flower. It can also be used as a yellow dye.

Medicinal value

Sophora japonica flowers are cool in nature and bitter in taste, and have the effects of clearing heat and cooling blood, clearing the liver and purging fire, and stopping bleeding. It contains rutin, quercetin, sophora japonicadiol, vitamin A and other substances. Rutin can improve the function of capillaries, maintain normal resistance of capillaries, and prevent bleeding, hypertension, and diabetes caused by excessive fragility and high permeability of capillaries. Taking it can prevent bleeding; Sophora japonica fruit can stop bleeding and lower blood pressure.

Cut the Sophora japonica branches into small pieces, boil them until the liquid turns green, and use them to fumigate and then wash the hemorrhoids. It has a good therapeutic effect.

Note: Red Sophora japonica flowers, as the name suggests, are Sophora japonica flowers with red or pink flowers, and the flowering period is around May. This kind of locust flower is neither edible nor medicinal, it is only used for viewing.