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Corydalis Corydalis spp

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yellow cordalis flowers

Common Names

Corydalis , fumewort, Yan Hu So

Botanical Name

Corydalis spp

Family

PAPAVERACEAE Poppy FamilyFUMARIACEAE

Corydalis Medicinal Properties & Benefits
Common Uses:	Aches & Pains * Dysmenorrhea * Heart Tonics/Cordials * Hypertension HBP * Insomnia * Migraine Headache *
Properties:	Analgesic* Antispasmodic* Muscle Relaxant* Hypotensive* Sedative*
Parts Used:	Tuber and bulb
Constituents:	alkaloids, bulbocapnine, cordalines, tetrahydropalmatine (thp), and protopine
Traditions:	Traditional Chinese Medicine *

Corydalis for Headaches, abdominal pain

Corydolis a member of poppy family, and like many Papaverceae Corydalis is an anodyne, a central nervous system depressant, cardiotonic, and sedative. Coyrdalis has been used and studied mostly in the East, and has been used in TCM for centuries. Corydalis is currently being studied for use in cancer, cholecystitis, dysmenorrhea, hypertension, convulsions and natural pain relief. ² Corydalis contains the alkaloid bulbocapnine, which is occasionally used in medicine to treat convulsions, Parkinson's disease and Meniere's disease. It has been used in the treatment of muscular tremors and vestibular nystagmus. ³

Traditional Chinese Medicine

Corydalis, yanhusuo, is used in traditional Chinese medicine as a pain reliever, and according to Chinese research, Corydalis has an analgesic effect approximately 1 % that of the strength of opium. ¹Yuanhu Zhi Tong Formula, a combination of Angelica and Corydalis root is a traditional formula is in TCM to soothe the Qi engery and prevent blood stagnation during pain.

Side Effects:

Corydalis should always be used under the supervision of a health care provider. Not for use in children, pregnant or nursing women,liver or kidney disease.

How to Use: Corydalis

Preparation Methods & Dosage :The dried rhizome of Corydalis, is usually recommended at 5�10 grams per day in capsules. Can be taken as a tea, but it is bitter . Follow label instructions for liquid extracts. Used with white peony, cramp bark and valarian for menstrual cramping, pain relief and insomnia. Traditional TCM formulations include Yuanhu Zhi Tong and Yan Hu So.

Corydalis Medicinal Uses & Benefits

Aches & Pains * Dysmenorrhea * Heart Tonics/Cordials * Hypertension HBP * Insomnia * Migraine Headache *

Corydalis for :Headaches, abdominal pain
	In TCM, corydalis is a major pain reliever used particularly for menstrual cramping, gastric and abdominal pain, and headaches. Richard Mabey, The New Age Herbalist (1988)

Plant Description
Hohlwurz, Fumaria cava 1796 Corydalis is a genus of about 470 species in the poppy family (sometimes included in the fumewort family),most diverse in China and the Himalayas.
Related Species Corydalis yanhusuo, Chinese

History and Traditions
The psychiatrist Robert Heath carried out experiments on prisoners at the Louisiana State Penitentiary using bulbocapnine to induce stupour⁴
Folklore, Myths and Legends
References:
Richard Mabey. The New Age Herbalist (1988) Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases Dorlands Medical Dictionary Wikipedia, Bulbocapnine

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