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Yanhusuo; Corydalis Tuber
Yanhusuo; Corydalis Tuber. Class: Qi Regulating Drugs. Properties: Warm; Pungent; Bitter. Meridians: Spleen; Liver; Heart
🌿 Names
Pinyin Name
Yan Hu Suo
中文名 (Chinese)
延胡索
Latin Name
Rhizoma Corydalis; Corydalis Rhizoma
English Name
Yanhusuo; Corydalis Tuber
Alias Names
延胡玄胡索元胡索元胡
☯ TCM Properties
Properties (性味)
Warm; Pungent; Bitter
Meridians (归经)
Spleen; Liver; Heart
Part Used
Rhizome
Therapeutic Class (EN)
Qi Regulating Drugs
功效分类 (CN)
理气药
🩺 Clinical Profile
Function (功能)
1. to invigorate blood and promote qi circulation; 2. to stop pain
Indication (主治)
Chest and rib-side pain, pain in stomach duct and abdomen, neuralgia, gastrointestinal spasm, amenorrhea and dysmenorrhea, postpartum stasis stagnation abdominal pain, painful swelling from knocks and falls.
Clinical Manifestations
Having the efficacies of promoting blood circulation to remove blood stasis and promoting circulation of qi to relieve pain, the drug is prescribed for alleviation of pain in the gastric cavity, abdomen and hypochondrium due to stagnation of blood and qi,
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