Sofalcone ( INN) is an oral

gastrointestinal The gastrointestinal tract (GI tract, digestive tract, alimentary canal) is the tract or passageway of the digestive system that leads from the mouth to the anus. The tract is the largest of the body's systems, after the cardiovascular system. ...

medication Medication (also called medicament, medicine, pharmaceutical drug, medicinal product, medicinal drug or simply drug) is a drug used to medical diagnosis, diagnose, cure, treat, or preventive medicine, prevent disease. Drug therapy (pharmaco ...

used in Japan. It is a synthetic analog of

sophoradin Sophoradin is an isoprenyl chalconoid, a type of polyphenolic compound, found in '' Sophora tonkinensis'', an herb used in traditional Chinese medicine Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is an alternative medicine, alternative medical prac ...

, a type of natural phenol found in ''

Sophora tonkinensis ''Sophora tonkinensis'' is a herb used in traditional Chinese medicine. Sofalcone is an oral gastrointestinal medication and a synthetic derivative of sophoradin Sophoradin is an isoprenyl chalconoid, a type of polyphenolic compound, found ...

'', an herb used in

traditional Chinese medicine Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is an alternative medicine, alternative medical practice drawn from traditional medicine in China. A large share of its claims are pseudoscientific, with the majority of treatments having no robust evidence ...

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