Sophora flavescens contains about a dozen alkaloids including matrine, oxymatrine, sophocarpine, oxysophocarpine and sophoridine, while matrine and oxymatrine are the two major alkaloid components in there.When taken orally, much of the oxymatrine is converted to matrine.

Matrine is widely used to treat diseases such as viral hepatitis, cardiac arrhythmia and skin inflammations.  

Specification1) Matrine 98% HPLC; 2) Total matrines 80%

Characteristicacicular crystal

SourceRoot of Sophora flavescens Ait