Prepared Root of Corydalis
Rhizoma Corydalis Preparata
Zhi Xuan Hu

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Pungent; slightly bitter

Part(s) used

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

For stagnation of vital energy or blood stasis resulting in headache, chest pain, hypochondriac pain, epigastric pain, abdominal pain, backache, arthralgia, dysmenorrhea or trauma. recently, alos used for angina pectoris, peptic ulcer and neuralgia.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

1. its components d-corydaline and d1-tetrahydropalmatine are analgesics.2. decreasing the secretion of gastric juice and the amount of pepsin.