Pharmaceutical name: 英文藥名﹕ | flos Sophorae japonicae immaturus (huai mi 槐米） Flos Sophorae japonicae (huai hua 槐花） |
Botanical name: 學名﹕ | Sophora japonica L. |
Pron. in Japanese: 日語發音﹕ | kaikamai |
Pron. in Korean: 韓語發音﹕ | koehwami |
Pron. in Cantonese:: 粵音﹕ | waai4 faa1；waai4 mai5； waai4 gok3 |
Other Names: 別名﹕ | huai mi also called huai hua mi 槐米也稱為槐花米， |
Common Name: 英文名﹕ | flower of pagoda tree, fruit of pagoda tree |
Distribution: 產地﹕ | Most part of China. 中國大部分地區有栽培。 |
Properties (characteristics)﹕ 性味﹕ | huai hua: bitter, slight cold huai jiao (fruit): bitter, cold 槐花：苦，微寒。 槐角：苦，寒。 |
Channels (meridians) entered: 歸經﹕ | liver, large intestine. 肝，大腸。 |
| Medical functions: 藥理﹕ | |
Actions & Indications: 主治﹕ | being used in spitting blood, nose bleeding, blood in stool, blood in urine, bleeding of hemorrhoids, diarrhea with blood, bleeding in vagina not during menses, wind heat with red eyes, hypertension, carbuncles, gangrene, and boils. 用於吐血，衄血，便血，血痔，血痢，崩漏，風熱目赤，高血壓病，癰疽，瘡毒。 |
Chemical ingredients: 化學成份﹕ | |
Daly Dosage: 每日用量﹕ | Taking orally: make into decoction 5-10 g, also can be made into pills or powder form. 內服：煎湯，5-10g；或入丸、散。 |
Samples of formulae :處方舉例﹕ | Treatment of cervical scofula: huai hua 2 portion, glutinous rice 1 portion. Stir fried until yellow and make into powder. Take 2 spoonfuls (about 10 g) in the morning daily with empty stomach . During therapy do not take sugar. Result of study: more than 30 cases were were participated. All cured. 治療頸淋巴結核：取槐米2份，糯米 l份，炒黃研末，每天晨空腹服2匙(約10g)。服藥期間禁止服糖。臨床治療30多例，均獲治愈。 治諸痔出血：槐花二兩，地 榆 、蒼術各一兩五錢，甘草一兩。俱微炒，研為細末，每早晚各食前服二錢。氣痔（因勞損中氣而出血者）人參湯調服； 治酒痔（因酒積毒過多而出血者）陳皮、乾葛湯調服；虫痔（因痒而內有虫動出血者）烏梅湯調服； 治脈痔（因勞動有傷，痔竅血出遠射如線者）阿膠湯調服。（《杜氏家抄方》） |
Modern Research: 現代研究﹕ | |
Toxicity & Cautions: 毒素與禁忌﹕ | There is an anaphylactic reaction reported after a child had ingested huai mi. 有過關於小孩服食槐米後有過敏性反應反應的報導。 |