corydalis tuber

Perennial herbs. Alias: Yan Hu, Xuan Hu Suo, Yuan Hu Suo, Yuan Hu. China traditional medicine. Mainly produced in Zhejiang and Jiangsu. Its tubers contain alkaloids such as corydaline and protopine, etc., which are made into powder or vinegar-made fluid extract, etc., and are mainly used to treat pains in the waist and knees. Irregular menstruation; Accident; Collapse; Postpartum blood halo; The lochia is endless; Injuries from falls. It has analgesic, sedative and hypnotic effects. 9 ~ 20 cm high. Tubers are spherical. Petals purplish red; Capsule cylindrical, tapering at both ends. Flowering in summer. Among the same plants, there are several kinds of corydalis yanhusuo used as medicine in different areas: corydalis dentata, produced in Northeast China and North China; Corydalis yanhusuo, produced in Northeast China, North China and East China; Corydalis yanhusuo in Northeast China, produced in Northeast China; Corydalis corydalis, produced in Northeast China and Hebei; Corydalis yanhusuo, produced in Xinjiang.
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