Description

Pharmaceutical name:rhizoma corydalis
botanical name:corydalis yanhusuo w.T. Wang
common name: corydalis tuber
property: warm:
flavour: pungent and bitter
effects:
1.To invigorate blood circulation and remove stasis
2.To regulate the circulation of qi (vital energy)
3.Analgesic and sedative
meridian liver and spleen
dosage: 10g

indications:having the efficacies of promoting blood circulation
to remove blood stasis and promoting circulation of qi to relieve pain,
the drug is prescribed for alleviation of pain in the gastric cavity,
abdomen and hypochondrium due to stagnation of blood and qi, dysmenorrhea
due to blood stasis, mass in the abdomen, and abdominal pain due to blood
stasis after delivery. It can also be used for hernial pain, general pain
(pain all over) due to stagnation of blood and qi, and traumatic injury.
Corydalis tuber is specialized in promoting circulation of blood.
The raw drug is mainly used for chest pain caused by stagnation of the
heart blood, amenorrhea due to blood stasis, pain and tenderness in the
lower abdomen, etc. Vinegared corydalis tuber is liable to release its
active principles when decocted and is able to guide the drug into the
liver, strengthening its effectiveness in alleviating pain. So it is often
used for hypochondriac pain due to stagnation of the liver-qi, stomachache
due to stagnation of the stomach-qi, hernial pain, etc.

Recipes:

precautions: corydalis tuber is not suitable for patients with pain
of deficiency type and with no stagnation; or patients with bleeding
due to blood-heat and with preceded menstrual cycle.

This statement has not been evaluated by the food and drug administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Unless used under instructions by a licensed herbalist.