In Radix Sophorae Flavescentis Extract, there are a lot of alkaloids, they are Matrine, Oxymatrine, sophor-anol, N-methylcytisine, anagyrine, etc. The two main active ingredients are Matrine and Oxymatrine. Matrine has insecticidal function and Oxymatrine has antibacterial function.
Oxymatrine is a kind of alkaloids from Sophora japonica; and the main plant origin is Sophora japonica, also available from other plant origin such as Sophora subprostrata, top parts of Sophora alopecuroides, and Radix Sophorae Subprostrata root.
Main Functions:
1 Oxymatrine has direct effect of anti-hepatitis B virus;
2 Oxymatrine can inhibit the activity of collagen and hepatic fibrosis;
3 Oxymatrine can block abnormal liver cell apoptosis;
4 Oxymatrine can treat chronic hepatitis;
5 Oxymatrine has effect of anti-allergic and anti-inflammatory, it can regulate immunity and increase white blood cell.
Applications:
6 Applied in agriculture field, matrine is a natural plant pesticides and insecticides, insect pests that once touched the drug will suffocate;
7 Applied in pharmaceutical field, matrine injection on the treatment of chronic persistent hepatitis have a good effect;
8 Applied in cosmetic field, it has good effect of anti-acne.