Corydalis Tuber
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Market name：延胡索 Photo location：Museum of Materia Medica, Inst. of Nat. Med. TMPW No.：4417 |
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Plant name：Corydalis turtschaninovii Photo date：1982 Photographer：M. Mikage |
| Synonym | |
| Latin name | Corydalis Tuber |
| Botanical source: Family name | Papaveraceae |
| Botanical source: Plant name | Corydalis turtschaninovii forma yanhusuo Y.H.Chou et C.C.Hsu (IPNI:888049-1) |
| Part used | Dried tuber |
| Empirical criteria for quality selection | The grain of good one is round, big and yellow (TN). |
| Constituents | Isoquinoline alkaloids: [Corydalis spp.]: dl-Tetrahydropalmatine, l-Tetrahydrocoptisine, d-Corydaline, d-Base II, dl-Base II, l-Canadine, l-Tetrahydrocolumbamine, d-Corybulbine, l-Scoulerine, Coptisine, Dehydrocorydaline, Dehydrothalictrifoline, Berberine, Dehydrocorybulbine, Columbamine, d-Glaucine, d-Isocorydine, Columbamine, d-Norisocorydine, Bulbocapnine, Protopine, α-Allocryptopine, Ambiguapine; [C. decumbens]: Palmatine, Tetrahydropalmatine, Decumbensine, Protopine, Bulbocapnine, Adlumidine |
| Pharmacological effects | Analgesic (extract), suppression of central nervous system, analgesic (tetrahydropalmatine), suppression of gastric acid release (dehydrocorydaline). |
| Indications | As an antispasmodic, painkiller, and remedy for peptic ulcer, it is applied to treat headache, heartburn, stomachache, abdominal pain and algomenorrhea. Especially good for hypogastric pain due to paramenia. It is also applied to cure gastric and duodenal ulcer. |
| Diseases | Menorrhalgia, Amenorrhea, Hyperemesis after childbirth, Chest pain, Upper abdominal pain, Swelling and pain due to contusion, Lower abdominal pain, Gastric ulcer, Duodenal ulcer |
| Formulas | anchusan , anchusankabukuryo , ureitsukisan , kishukunichinto , kyukichoketsuindaiichikagen , goshitsusan , sesshoin , hachimisenkiho |
| Meridian tropism | Liver, Spleen |
| Property | Warm |
| Flavor | Acrid/pungent, Bitter |
| Classification in "Shen-non Ben-cao Jing" | |
| TCM: Classification | Drugs for regulating blood conditions |
| TCM: Medicinal effects | To promote circulation of blood and qi and relieve pain. Used for chest pain, epigastric pain, stomachache, abdominal pain, amenorrhea, blood stasis after childbirth, traumatic swelling and pain. |
| Remarks | Listed in the Japanese Pharmacopoeia 18th ed. C. turtschaninovii forma yanhusuo is cultivated in Zhejiang Prov. and Jiamgsu Prov. in China. Though the rhizome of this species is the genuine one, C. nakaii Ishidoya (Korai-engosaku in JP) is produced in Inner Mongolia, the provinces of Northeast Part and Korean peninsula. |
| References | NI: N. Isshiki, Methods of Quality Evaluation and Preparation of Wakan-yaku, Tohodo Shoten, Tokyo, 1987. |
DNA sequences of medicinal plants
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| Botanical source: Plant name | 5Ss | 18S | ITS1 | 5.8S | ITS2 | 26S | others | trnH-psbA | matK | trnK | trnK-rps16 | trnT-L | trnL | trnL-F | rbcL | rpoC1 | ndhF | others | |
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