Simple Herbal Extracts | Corydalis Yanhusuo

Name

Corydalis Yanhusuo

Botanical Name

Corydalis yanhusuo

Part Used

rhizome

Contraindications

Not for use in pregnancy *

Traditional Information*

Corydalis is known in Traditional Chinese Medicine as Yan Hu Suo and used for blood stasis with pain. It is an analgesic effective for dysmenorrhea, gall bladder spasms, cancer pain (with Indian Pipe), angina, insomnia due to pain (with California Poppy) and for hepatic, abdominal, or intestinal pain. .

Herbal Therapeutics Research Library, David Winston (RH) AHG

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