Yellow Mountain Laurel
Also known as: Ku Shen
Description
Yellow Mountain Laurel is a type of Herb.
Botanical Name
Sophora flavescens (also known as Sophora angustifolia)
Yellow Mountain Laurel is from the Leguminosae-Papilionoideae family.
Part Used
Root
Health Benefits of Yellow Mountain Laurel
Hair
Yellow Mountain Laurel (root extract applied topically) may facilitate Hair Growth in persons afflicted with Hair Loss. [1]
Skin
Yellow Mountain Laurel may help to remove the “brown spots” on the Skin that occur in Chloasma patients. Yellow Mountain Laurel contains a Bioflavonoid that may inhibit the activity of Tyrosinase, the enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of Tyrosine to Melanin (Melanin is over-produced in Chloasma patients). [2]
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