1. Diuretic effect: As a medicinal plant, Sophora flavescens has a history of more than two thousand years according to written records in my country. Its main functions are heat-clearing, diuretic, insecticidal, and damp-removing effects. It also has anti-virus, anti-tumor and anti-dampness effects. Various effects such as allergies.
2. Anti-pathogen effect: The decoction is in a test tube, and the high concentration (1:100) has an inhibitory effect on Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Decoction (8%) water decoction has varying degrees of inhibition on some common skin fungi in vitro.
3. Other effects: Matrine injection in rabbits: central nervous system palsy, convulsions, and death due to respiratory arrest. Injected into frog: Excited at first, then paralyzed, breathing becomes slow and irregular, and finally convulsions occur, so that breathing stops and death. The onset of his spasm is caused by spinal cord reflex.
4. The anti-HBV and hepatitis C virus effect of oxymatrine Oxymatrine has been shown to have strong antiviral activity against HBV in vitro and in animal models. It also has anti-HBV effects in humans. There are many reports for the treatment of chronic viral hepatitis. The matrine pesticide used in agriculture actually refers to all the substances extracted from Sophora flavescens, called Sophora flavescens extract or total alkaloids of flavescens. In recent years, it has been widely used in agriculture and has good control effects. It is a low-toxic, low-residue, environmentally friendly pesticide. Mainly control all kinds of pine caterpillars, tea caterpillars, cabbage caterpillars and other pests. It has multiple functions such as insecticidal activity, bactericidal activity, and plant growth regulation function
The characteristics of matrine as a biological pesticide:
First of all, matrine is a plant-derived pesticide with specific and natural characteristics. It only affects specific organisms and can be quickly decomposed in nature. The final product is carbon dioxide and water. Secondly, matrine is an endogenous plant chemical substance that is active against harmful organisms. It is not a single component, but a combination of multiple groups with similar chemical structures and multiple groups with dissimilar chemical structures, which complement each other and play a role together. Third, Matrine can be used for a long time because of the joint action of a variety of chemical substances, making it difficult to cause resistance to harmful substances. Fourth, the corresponding pests will not be directly and completely poisoned, but the control of the population of pests will not seriously affect the production and reproduction of the plant population. This mechanism is very similar to the principle of pest control in the comprehensive prevention and control system that has been developed after decades of research after the side effects of chemical pesticide protection have become prominent. The above four points can show that matrine is obviously different from the general high-toxicity and high-residue chemical pesticides, and it is very green and environmentally friendly.