Description:
1. The tuber of fumitory2. Vinegar-porcess
2. Promoting blood circulation and Qi to stop pain
3. Chinese Herb Medicine
| Product Name | Corydalis Tuber(Yan Hu Suo) | Latin Name | Rhizoma Corydalis |
| Other Names | Fumitory
Common Fumitory | ||
| Processing | 1. Cleaning 2. Drying 3. Processing with vinegar 4. Cutting into pieces 5. Packing | ||
| Properties | Pungent and bitter in flavor, warm in nature, it is related tothe liver, spleen and heart channels. | ||
| Function | Promotes blood circulation, activates the flowof qi and kills pain. Corydalis tuber is an important Chinese herb that has been usedfor hundreds of years to help ''invigorate the blood'' and relievealmost any painful condition. It is used especially to relievemenstrual cramps, chest and abdominal pains. The plant containspowerful alkaloids that are responsible for this effect. | ||
| Dosage | 5-10 g, decoction. | ||
| Caution | Not touse during pregnancy | ||
Origin
Corydalis tuber is the rhizome of the perennial plant Corydalisyanhusuo W. T. Wang, of the family Papaveraceae. Corydalis is agenus of about 300 species of plants native to north temperateareas and southern Africa. Most are weak-stemmed perennial gardenplants with underground tubers and lobed or finely dissectedleaves.
Corydalis yanhusuo is grown in China. The flowers arehermaphrodite (have both male and female organs). The plant cangrow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It requires moistsoil.
In China, this species is mainly produced in the provincesZhejiang, Jiangsu, Hubei, Hunan, etc. Harvested when the stemleaves wither at the beginning of summer, fibrous roots are removedfrom the rhizome, then boiled in water until its white core justvanishes, taken out, dried in the sun and cut into thick slices ormashed for use when raw or after frying with vinegar.
Application
Treats various types of pains due to stagnation and stasisof qi and blood:
Dispersing with its pungent taste and clearing with its warmnature, this herb "can reactivate the flowof qi stagnated in the blood and the flow of bloodstagnated in qi, so it is specialized in the treatment ofvarious types of pains all over the body". As it has an excellentanalgesic effect, it can be used in combination with other herbsfor any type of pain.
a) Epigastric pain due to obstruction of qi in thechest:
Corydalis tuber is used in combination with Mongolian snakegourd(Fructus Trichosanthis), onion bulb (Bulbus Allii Macrostemi) orred-rooted salvia root (Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae), chuanxiong(Rhizoma Ligustici Chuanxiong), etc.
b) Stomach ache:
Corydalis tuber is used in combination with largehead atractylodesrhizome (Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae), immature citron ortrifoliate orange (Fructus Aurantii Immaturus), herbaceous peonyroot (Radix Paeoniae Alba), etc.
c) Pain of the cold type:
Corydalis tuber is used in combination with cassia twig or lessergalangal (Rhizoma Alpiniae Officinarum).
d) Pain of the heat type:
It is used in combination with pittosporum root (Radix Pittospori)and chinaberry (Fructus Meliae Toosendan).
e) Pain due to stagnation of qi:
Corydalis tuber is used in combination with nutgrass flatsedgerhizome (Rhizoma Cyperi) and aucklandia root.
f) Pain due to blood stasis:
It is used in combination with red-rooted salvia root (RadixSalviae Miltiorrhizae) and complex-toothed flying squirrelfeces.
g) Distending pain in the hypochondriac region due to stagnation ofliver-qi:
Corydalis tuber is used in combination with Chinese thorowax root(Radix Bupleuri), aromatic turmeric root-tuber (Radix Curcumae),etc.
h) Dysmenorrhea (painful menstruation) and postpartum abdominalpain due to blood stasis and qi stagnation:
It is used in combination with Chinese angelica, safflower,nutgrass flatsedge rhizome (Rhizoma Cyperi), etc.
i) Abdominal pain due to cold hernia:
Corydalis tuber is used in combination with common fennel, evodiafruit, etc.
j) Traumatic injuries:
It is used in combination with olibanum and myrrh.
k) Arthralgia due to pathogenic wind-cold:
Corydalis tuber is used in combination with largeleaf gentian root(Radix Gentianae Macrophyllae), cassia twig, etc.
l) A variety of spastic and non-spastic pains of internalorgans:
In modern times, corydalis tuber has been used for the clinicaltreatment of a variety of spastic and non-spastic pains of theinternal organs, resulting in quite good curative effects.
[ Raw Material of CorydalisTuber ]
[ Processing Workshop]
[ Vinegar-processed Corydalis Tuber ]
