Botanical Index No. 307

Corydalis

corydalis ambigua and/or corydalis yanhusuo

Medicinal Actions

Colic

Primary Conditions Treated

Angina Anxiety Arrhythmia Atrial Fibrillation Bruise Cancer Cardiopathy Cataract Cholecystosis Chorea Conjunctivosis Cramp Depression Diarrhea Dysmenorrhea Enterosis Furunculosis Gastrosis Headache High Blood Pressure Hyperkinesis Hyperorexia Infarction Inflammation Insomnia Melancholy Meniere’s Syndrome Nervousness Neuralgia Neurosis Pain Paralysis Parkinson’s Respirosis Tremor Ulcer Worm Wound

General Dosage

2–6 g dry root/day or 4–12 ml fluid extract for most purposes; 5–10 g dry root/day or 10–20 ml fluid extract for analgesia.

Safety & Contraindications

Oral doses of 1–50 mg/kg gindarin, based on dl-tetrahydropalmatine, embryotoxic to rats in days 1–20 of pregnancy.

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