Vietnamese sophora

Names and Synonyms

Common Names

• Vietnamese sophora

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Cephalostigmaton tonkinensis

Sources: Wikidata, Catalogue of Life

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae and is classified under the phylum Streptophyta within the class Equisetopsida. As a member of the subclass Magnoliidae and the order Fabales, it falls under the family Fabaceae. It is specifically identified by its genus, Sophora, and its species name, tonkinenis.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Distribution

This plant exhibits a specific geographical distribution across several regions in Asia. Within China, it can be found inhabiting the South-Central areas. Additionally, its presence extends into the Southeast portions of China. The species also grows within the Indo-China region. Specifically, Vietnam serves as one of the key locations where this medicinal plant is located.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Plant Parts

Sophora tonkinensis has 5 reported plant parts identified across 9 scientific publications and several other databases that are studied for medicinal purposes. The most consistently reported plant part include root, seed, leaf, rhizome, stem.

Root

1. Journal of Asian natural products research
2. BMC plant biology
3. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

Seed

1. BMC plant biology
2. Journal of Asian natural products research
3. Journal of agricultural and food chemistry

Leaf

1. BMC plant biology

Rhizome

1. Journal of Asian natural products research

Stem

1. BMC plant biology

Chemicals

Sophora tonkinensis has 32 reported phytochemicals identified across 9 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include Matrine, Oxymatrine, Flavonoids, CYTISINE, Trifolirhizin.

Matrine

1. Plant biology (Stuttgart, Germany)
2. Pharmacognosy magazine
3. Zhong yao cai = Zhongyaocai = Journal of Chinese medicinal materials
4. Frontiers in microbiology
5. Stem cell research & therapy

Oxymatrine

1. Plant biology (Stuttgart, Germany)
2. Pharmacognosy magazine
3. Zhong yao cai = Zhongyaocai = Journal of Chinese medicinal materials
4. Frontiers in microbiology
5. Stem cell research & therapy

Flavonoids

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology
2. BMC plant biology
3. Molecular immunology

CYTISINE

1. Stem cell research & therapy
2. Journal of Asian natural products research

Trifolirhizin

1. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
2. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)

(+)-Matrine

1. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica

(+)-SOPHOCARPINE N-OXIDE

1. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica

(+)-Sophoramine

1. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica

(+)-Sophoranol

1. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica

(+)-matrine N-oxide

1. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica

Activities

Sophora tonkinensis has 7 reported activities identified across 9 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Antibacterial, Anticancer, Antioxidant, Antitumor, Antiviral.

Antibacterial

1. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

Anticancer

1. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

Antioxidant

1. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

Antitumor

1. Guang pu xue yu guang pu fen xi = Guang pu

Antiviral

1. Journal of agricultural and food chemistry

Hepatoprotective

1. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

Osteogenic

1. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

Conditions

Sophora tonkinensis has 11 reported investigations on conditions identified across 9 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported conditions include antioxidant, cancer, cardiotoxicity, drought, hepatocellular carcinoma.

Antioxidant

1. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

Cancer

1. Molecular immunology

Cardiotoxicity

1. Stem cell research & therapy

Drought

1. Plant biology (Stuttgart, Germany)

Hepatocellular carcinoma

1. Molecular immunology

Osmotic stress

1. Plant biology (Stuttgart, Germany)

Pain

1. Medicine

Sore throat

1. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica

Tobacco mosaic virus

1. Journal of Asian natural products research

Tomato spotted wilt virus

1. Journal of agricultural and food chemistry

Preparations

Sophora tonkinensis has 7 reported preparations identified across 9 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported preparations include Sophora tonkinensis radix et rhizoma, TA pharmacopuncture, ethanol extract, in vitro tissue culture plantlet, radix ex rhizoma.

Sophora tonkinensis radix et rhizoma

1. Molecular immunology

Ta pharmacopuncture

1. Medicine

Ethanol extract

1. Journal of Asian natural products research

In vitro tissue culture plantlet

1. Pharmacognosy magazine

Radix ex rhizoma

1. Pharmacognosy magazine

Seeds

1. Journal of Asian natural products research

Standardized extract of sophora tonkinensis (ste)

1. Molecular immunology