-- Acupuncture -- -- Moxibustion -- Shiatsu Massage -- Esthetics -- ChiropracticCorydalis
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Botanical name |
Corydalis bulbosa |
| Pin yin name | Yan Hu Suo | |
| Pin yin description | The tuber has outward reaching (yan) rootlets that look like whiskers (hu) tied in a rope (suo) | |
| Other common names | Bulbous Corydalis | |
| Part used | Tuber | |
| Taste | Pungent, Bitter | |
| Nature | Warm | |
| Traditional Chinese uses | Activate circulation of qi and blood; alleviate pain | |
| Traditional Chinese applications | Pain in the abdomen; hernia pain; dysmenorrhea; chest pain; pain in the extremities due to qi and blood stagnation | |
| Possible unwanted effects | High doses may have liver toxicity in rare cases of hypersensitivity due to content of tetrahydropalmatine, suggested by use of this active component in a patent remedy called Jin Bu Huan | |
| Herb drug interactions | None noted | |
| TCM and other contraindications | Specifically contraindicated during pregnancy | |
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