The taste is complex bitter

sparse period

Indications:  Cooling [anti-inflammatory] for blood issues to stop bleeding

It is also a good source of minerals like potassium (maintaining heart function)

and fatty liver

Sophora japonica / Flos Sophorae (12oz) bark& stem The taste is complex bitter12oz 10g6g6g101 Sophora japonica Flos Sophorae (12oz bag) The taste is bitter; it is slightly cold in nature. It enters the Liver, Lung, Heart, and Large Intestine meridians. Indications: Cooling [anti inflammatory] for blood issues to stop bleeding, clears liver and purges fire [possible fever and inflammatory conditions.] It cures intestinal wind, [nerve, circulation or infection problems] blood in the stool, hemorrhoids, blood in the urine, uterine