Corydalis – Yan Hu Suo

Corydalisturtschaninovii
[Medicinal] The tuber of Corydalisturtschaninovii Bess.f.yanhusuo Y.H.Chouet C.C.Hsii, a herbaceous plant of the Poppy family.
[Nature and flavor and meridians] Pungent, bitter, warm. It enters the heart, liver, and spleen meridians.
[Effects] It promotes blood circulation, promotes qi, and relieves pain.
[Clinical application] 1. It is used for chest and abdominal pain, limb pain, hernia pain, dysmenorrhea, etc.
This product has weak blood circulation and good analgesic effect. It can treat pain caused by blood stasis and pain caused by qi stagnation, so it is called blood circulation, qi, and pain relief. It has a wide range of applications and can treat all kinds of pain in the body. It is also effective when used alone, and can also be combined with other drugs to make decoctions. For example, it can be used with Chuanlianzi for treating epigastric pain; it can be used with Trichosanthes and Xiebai for treating cold stagnation, qi stagnation, blood stasis, and chest pain; it can be used with Angelica, Chuanxiong, White Peony, and Cyperus for treating dysmenorrhea; it can be used with fennel, Lindera strychnifolia, and Evodia rutaecarpa for treating small intestinal hernia pain; it can be used with Angelica, Chuanxiong, frankincense, and myrrh for treating traumatic injuries; it can be used with Angelica, Cassia Twig, and Red Peony for treating blood stasis and pain in the limbs.
In addition, in recent years, this product has been commonly used in the clinic to treat angina pectoris caused by coronary heart disease, and it can be used with blood-activating and qi-promoting drugs.
[Prescription name] Raw Corydalis (for drying), Corydalis … 【Comments】Yirhusuo is bitter and warm, enters the liver, spleen and heart, is good at relieving pain, and has a wide range of effects. It can be used to treat all kinds of pain in the body, and is effective for pain caused by qi stagnation, blood stasis, and salty. The medicinal properties are mild, the effect is good and significant, and it is also effective after repeated use. It is indeed a good medicine for promoting blood circulation, qi and relieving pain.
Where is the main medicinal part of Yanhusuo?
Medicinal part of Yanhusuo:
This product is the dried tuber of Corydalis yanhusuo W.T.Wang, a plant of the Poppy family. Dig it up when the stems and leaves wither in early summer, remove the fibrous roots, wash it, boil it in boiling water or steam it until there is no white heart, take it out, and dry it in the sun. Cut it into thick slices or crush it when used. The one with golden cross section and waxy luster is the best. Through different processing methods, it can produce Chinese medicinal pieces such as Yanhusuo, vinegar Yanhusuo, wine Yanhusuo, stir-fried Yanhusuo, and Yanhusuo charcoal.
Characteristics of the medicinal part of Corydalis yanhusuo:
This product is irregularly flattened spherical, with a diameter of 0.5~1.5cm. The surface is yellow or yellow-brown, with irregular reticular wrinkles. There is a slightly sunken stem scar at the top, and there are often lumpy protrusions at the bottom. There are several lumpy side tubers of different sizes on the top or side. The upper center of the main and side tubers is sunken with stem scars and buds. It is hard and brittle, with a yellow cross section, horny, and waxy luster. It has a slight smell and tastes bitter.
The ones that are large, full, solid, yellow cross section, and waxy luster are preferred.
How is Corydalis recorded in ancient books?

Corydalis was first recorded in Kaibao Materia Medica: “It is used to break blood. All postpartum diseases are caused by blood; women have irregular menstruation, abdominal lumps, metrorrhagia, postpartum blood dizziness, and sudden blood rushing up, which is caused by blood loss.

Corydalis is also known as Yanhusuo, which comes from Leigong Paozhi Lun: “It treats heartache and death.

Corydalis is also known as Xuanhusuo, which comes from Jisheng Fang

Corydalis is also known as Yuanhusuo, which comes from Yaoyao Huayi

“Compendium of Materia Medica”: “It can activate blood circulation, benefit qi, relieve pain, and promote urination.

“Kaibao Materia Medica”: “It is used to break blood. All postpartum diseases are caused by blood; women have irregular menstruation, abdominal lumps, metrorrhagia, postpartum blood dizziness, and sudden blood rushing up, which is caused by blood loss.
“Seagrass Herbs”: “It controls kidney qi, and can eliminate postpartum lochia and infantile occipital.
“Compendium of Materia Medica”: “Premature menstruation and all diseases caused by blood heat should be prohibited by law.
“Compendium of Materia Medica”: “Postpartum blood deficiency, or menstrual blood is dry and less, and pain caused by qi deficiency are all inappropriate.
“Compendium of Materia Medica”: “Yanhusuo, when used to promote blood circulation, can be made with wine; when used to stop bleeding, it can be stopped with vinegar; when used to break blood, it must be used raw; when used to regulate blood, it must be fried, and it can be used according to the disease, and its application is endless.
效果
The main effects of Yanhusuo are to promote blood circulation, promote qi circulation, and relieve pain.
What are the main effects and clinical applications of Yanhusuo?
Yanhusuo is used for chest and flank pain, abdominal pain, chest pain, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, postpartum obstruction, and swelling and pain caused by falls.
Qi stagnation and blood stasis pain
Yanhusuo is pungent, dispersing, warming and unblocking, and can promote blood circulation and qi circulation. For chest pain, heart pain, and blood stasis in the heart, it is often used with Danshen, Chuanxiong, Panax notoginseng, etc.; for stomach pain, flank pain, headache and dysmenorrhea caused by qi stagnation and blood stasis, it is used in combination with Angelica dahurica; for chest pain caused by liver depression and fire, qi stagnation and blood stasis, it is often used in combination with Chuanlianzi; for dysmenorrhea, irregular menstruation, and abdominal pain caused by postpartum blood stasis, it can be used with Angelica sinensis, Leonurus japonicus, Cyperus rotundus, etc.; for trauma, swelling and pain caused by falls, it is often used with frankincense, myrrh, etc.
Lung qi stagnation, chest tightness and cough
Yanhusuo tastes pungent and can move, can clear stagnation, promote qi and unblock collaterals. Combined with dried alum, it is ground and taken orally.
Children’s urinary obstruction
Yanhusuo can clear the meridians, promote qi and unblock urination. It can be ground into powder with Chuanzi in equal parts and taken orally.
Poor blood circulation, stagnation and coagulation
·Yanhusuo is pungent and dispersing, and has the function of breaking blood stasis while promoting blood circulation.
It can be used for accumulation of symptoms, chest and abdominal pain, amenorrhea due to blood stasis in women, dysmenorrhea, postpartum lochia, metrorrhagia, and blood stasis caused by injuries.
Swelling and pain.
It can enter the blood, disperse blood stasis and promote qi, promote blood circulation and menstruation, eliminate accumulation and remove scars and relieve pain.
The use of Chinese medicine requires syndrome differentiation and treatment, and clinical individualized treatment. Therefore, please consult a professional doctor before taking the medicine, and use the medicine in a standardized manner under the guidance of the doctor.
What are the compound preparations containing Corydalis?
The following are the compound preparations containing Corydalis:
Anwei Tablets
Promote qi and blood circulation, reduce acid and relieve pain. It is used for epigastric stagnancy, acid swallowing and belching, and epigastric discomfort caused by qi stagnation and blood stasis; gastric and duodenal ulcers, chronic gastritis with the above symptoms.
Fufang Weining Tablets
Regulate qi and relieve pain, reduce acid. It is used for liver and stomach disharmony, epigastric pain, and acid swallowing.
Yuanhu Pain Relief Tablets
Regulate qi, promote blood circulation, and relieve pain. Used for stomachache, flank pain, headache and dysmenorrhea caused by qi stagnation and blood stasis.
Jiuqi Niantong Pills
Regulate qi, activate blood circulation and relieve pain. Used for chest and flank distension and pain, dysmenorrhea caused by qi stagnation and blood stasis.
Women’s Dysmenorrhea Pills
Activate blood circulation, regulate menstruation and relieve pain. Used for blood clots, lower abdominal distension and pain, and abdominal pain during menstruation.
Modern research progress on Corydalis
Modern research shows that Corydalis mainly contains alkaloid components: corydalis ethyl, corydalis acetylcholine, coptis alkaloid, bamipine, dehydrocorydaline protopine, coptis alkaloid, etc.; it has analgesic, sedative, improves hemodynamics, improves blood rheology, anti-myocardial ischemia, anti-arrhythmia, anti-cerebral ischemia, inhibits gastric secretion, and anti-ulcer pharmacological effects.
用法
Corydalis activates blood circulation, promotes qi circulation and relieves pain. Generally, Corydalis slices are used. Please follow the doctor’s advice for specific medication.
How to use Yanhusuo correctly?
When Yanhusuo decoction is taken orally, the usual dosage is 3~10g; when ground into powder and swallowed, 1.5~3g at a time.
Through different processing methods, raw Yanhusuo, vinegar Yanhusuo, wine Yanhusuo, stir-fried Yanhusuo, Yanhusuo charcoal and other Chinese medicine slices can be produced. Different processing methods have different effects, but the medication method is the same. Please follow the doctor’s advice for specific medication.
Yanhusuo is generally used in decoctions, decoctions are taken, and powders or pills can also be made for consumption. However, the use of Chinese medicinal materials must be treated according to syndrome differentiation and should be used under the guidance of professional Chinese medicine practitioners. It should not be used at will, and it should not be used at will, let alone listen to Chinese medicine prescriptions and advertisements at will.
In addition, Yanhusuo can also be soaked in wine for drinking, which has the effects of promoting blood circulation, dispersing blood stasis, regulating qi and relieving pain.
How to process Yanhusuo?
The processing methods of Yanhusuo include Yanhusuo, stir-fried Yanhusuo, vinegar Yanhusuo, wine Yanhusuo, and Yanhusuo charcoal. The details are as follows!
Yanhusuo
Take the original medicinal material, remove impurities, wash, dry, cut into thick slices or crush when using.
Vinegar Yanhusuo
Take clean Yanhusuo and crush it, add vinegar and mix well, and simmer thoroughly. Put it in a pot and heat it over low heat, stir-fry until dry, take it out and let it cool. Or take clean Yanhusuo slices, put them in rice vinegar diluted with an appropriate amount of water, cook until the vinegar is absorbed, take it out, slice it or dry it and crush it. For every 100kg of Yanhusuo, use 25kg of rice vinegar.
Wine Yanhusuo
Take clean Yanhusuo slices or pieces, add rice wine and mix well, and simmer thoroughly. Put it in a pot and heat it over low heat, stir-fry until dry, take it out and let it cool. For every 100kg of Yanhusuo, use 20kg of rice wine.
Stir-fried Yanhusuo
Take Yanhusuo slices or pieces, put them in a pot, heat them over low heat, stir-fry until the surface turns yellow, take them out and let them cool.
Corydalis charcoal
Take Corydalis slices or pieces, put them in a pot, and stir-fry them over high heat until the surface is burnt black and the inside is burnt brown. Spray a little water to extinguish the sparks, take them out and dry them.
Which drugs should be used with Corydalis at the same time with special attention?
The combined use of Chinese medicine and Chinese and Western medicine requires syndrome differentiation and treatment, and clinical individualized treatment. If you are using other drugs, please consult a doctor before taking the medicine, and inform the doctor of all your diagnosed diseases and the treatment plan you are receiving
使用说明
When using Corydalis, you should pay attention to it. People with blood heat and qi deficiency and pregnant women should not use it, and people with weak constitution should take it with caution.
What are the precautions when using Corydalis?
This product is not suitable for people with blood heat and qi deficiency and pregnant women, and people with weak constitution should take it with caution.
Avoid taking it at the same time with antihypertensive drugs such as nitropropene.
It is better to be large, full, solid, yellow in cross section and waxy.
The use of Chinese medicine requires syndrome differentiation and treatment, and clinical individualized treatment. Therefore, please consult a professional doctor before taking the medicine, and use it in a standardized manner under the guidance of a doctor.
How to identify and use Corydalis yanhusuo?
When using Corydalis yanhusuo, the following situations should be distinguished:
Raw Corydalis yanhusuo and vinegar Corydalis yanhusuo
Both are different preparations of Corydalis yanhusuo, and both can promote blood circulation, promote qi and relieve pain.
Although raw Corydalis yanhusuo has the effect of promoting blood circulation, promoting qi and relieving pain, its analgesic effect is weak, so it is rarely used clinically.
·The analgesic effect of Corydalis yanhusuo processed with vinegar is enhanced. In clinical treatment of various pain syndromes caused by qi stagnation and blood stasis, vinegar-processed Corydalis yanhusuo is often used.
Corydalis yanhusuo and Chuanxiong
Both have the effect of promoting blood circulation and promoting qi, and both are “blood qi medicines”. Corydalis yanhusuo promotes blood circulation and promotes qi and is especially good at relieving pain. It is an important medicine for pain syndromes caused by qi stagnation and blood stasis, and can be used for all kinds of pain in the body.
Chuanju descends to the sea of ​​blood, promotes blood circulation, promotes qi and regulates menstruation, and is an important medicine for regulating menstruation: ascends to the head, dispels wind and relieves pain, and is an indispensable product for various headaches.
患者最常问的问题
What are the precautions for taking Corydalis?
Corydalis should not be taken by people with blood heat and qi deficiency and pregnant women, and people with weak constitution should take it with caution. It is recommended to consult a professional doctor before taking the medicine and use the medicine in a standardized manner under the guidance of the doctor.
Are Corydalis and Yuanhu the same medicine?
Corydalis and Yuanhu are the same medicine, and Yuanhu is another name for Corydalis.
Where is the main production area of ​​authentic Corydalis?
Corydalis is mainly produced in Zhejiang and Jiangsu, and is distributed in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Henan, Hubei, Shaanxi and other places.
Is there a difference in the efficacy of raw Corydalis and vinegar Corydalis?
Raw Corydalis and vinegar Corydalis are different preparations of Corydalis, both of which can promote blood circulation, promote qi and relieve pain. However, the analgesic effect of raw Corydalis is weaker than that of vinegar Corydalis, so it is often used in the clinical treatment of various pain syndromes caused by qi stagnation and blood stasis, and vinegar-processed Corydalis is often used.