The efficacy and function of Corydalis orientalis

As a traditional Chinese medicine, do you know the medicinal value of Corydalis dongfeng? How does traditional Chinese medicine use Corydalis dongfeng to treat diseases? And what should you pay attention to when using Corydalis dongfeng to treat diseases in daily life? Don't worry, we will answer them one by one for you.

【English name】East Corydalis

[Source] Medicinal material source: the whole herb of Corydalis odoratum of the Poppy family.

[Original form] Oriental Corydalis is a perennial herb, 10-25cm tall, glabrous. The underground stem is slender. The stem is erect, usually unbranched, with two membranous scales at the base. There are 3-4 leaves; the petiole is slender, with the base forming a sheath that embraces the stem; the leaf blade is doubly ternately divided, with the final segment narrowly lanceolate to broadly linear, green above and light blue below. The racemes are apical, with 6-12 flowers densely packed together; the bracts are inverted to elliptical, and the apex is sometimes completely split; the pedicels are equal in length to or slightly shorter than the bracts; the corolla is purplish red, with a concave tip on the outer diaphragm and no protrusions at the base of the lower petal; the ovary is linear, and the stigma is 2-lobed. Capsule beaded. The seeds are black and shiny. The flowering period is April-May, and the fruiting period is May-June.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Growing in wetlands beside ditches under forests.

[Chemical composition] The whole plant contains saponins, and the lower stems contain a variety of alkaloids: bulbocapnine, protoopine, 1-corydaline and d-tetrahydropalmatine, also known as d-tetrahydropalmatine.

【Nature and flavor】 Pungent; bitter; warm

【Meridian】 Liver meridian

【Functions and indications】Promote qi and blood circulation; relieve pain. Mainly used for headache, gastrointestinal spasm and dysmenorrhea

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 3-9g.

[Discussions by various scholars] "Xinhua Compendium of Materia Medica": The whole plant tastes bitter and is warm in nature. Used as a painkiller abroad.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

It can be seen that the medicinal value of Corydalis occidentalis is still very obvious. However, not everyone can use Corydalis Orientalis. We can judge based on our own physical condition.