CORYDALIS CORYDALIS AMBIGUA CHAM

CORYDALIS (Corydalis ambigua Cham. & Schltdl. and/or C. yanhusuo)
(Y. H. Chou & Chun. C. Hsu) W. T. Wang) +

HHB and PH2 entries refer to Corydalis cava (L.) Schweigg. & Korte.

Activities (Corydalis) :
- Aldose-Reductase Inhibitor (1; KEB); Analeptic (1; DAA); Analgesic (1; KEB); Anthelminthic (1; HHB); Antiaggregant (1; KEB); Antiarrhythmic (1; KEB); Anticancer (1; DAA); Antifertility (1; DAA); Antiinflammatory (1; KEB); Antispasmodic (1; DAA; HHB; PH2); Antitussive (1; DAA); Antiulcer (1; DAA); Bitter (1; KEB); Calcium Antagonist (1; KEB); Cardioprotective (1; KEB); Cardiotonic (1; DAA); CNS-Depressant (1; DAA; PH2); Dopamine-Antagonist (1; KEB); Embryotoxic (1; KEB); Emmenagogue (1; HHB); Hallucinogen (f; PH2); Hypnotic (1; KEB); Hypotensive (1; DAA; KEB); Narcotic (1; DAA; HHB); Sedative (1; KEB; PH2); Tranquilizer (1; DAA; PH2).

Indications (Corydalis) :
- Angina (1; KEB); Anxiety (f; DAA); Arrhythmia (1; KEB); Atrial Fibrillation (1; KEB); Bruise (f; DAA); Cancer (1; DAA); Cardiopathy (1; KEB); Cataract (1; KEB); Cholecystosis (f; DAA); Chorea (1; DAA; HHB); Colic (f; DAA); Conjunctivosis (f; PH2); Cramp (1; DAA; HHB; PH2); Depression (f; PH2); Diarrhea (f; PH2); Dysmenorrhea (1; KEB; PH2); Enterosis (1; DAA); Furunculosis (f; PH2); Gastrosis (1; DAA); Headache (1; KEB); High Blood Pressure (1; DAA; KEB; PH2); Hyperkinesis (1; DAA; HHB); Hyperorexia
(f; PH2); Infarction (1; KEB); Inflammation (1; KEB; PH2); Insomnia (1; DAA; KEB; PH2); Melancholy (f; PH2); Menieres Syndrome (f; DAA; PH2); Nervousness (1; DAA; KEB; PH2); Neuralgia (1; KEB); Neurosis (f; PH2); Pain (1; KEB); Paralysis (1; DAA); Parkinsons (f; DAA; HHB); Respirosis (f; PH2); Tremor (f; HHB; PH2); Ulcer (1; DAA; PH2); Worm (f; PH2); Wound (f; PH2).

Dosages (Corydalis) :
- 2 - 6 g dry root/day or 4 - 12 ml fluid extract (1:2) for most purposes; 5 - 10 g dry root/day or 10 - 20 ml fluid extract (1:2) for analgesia (KEB).

Extracts (Corydalis) :
- Oral doses of 1 - 50 mg/kg gindarin, based on dl-tetrahydropalmatine, embryotoxic to rats in days 1 - 20 of pregnancy. Methanolic extracts and dehydrocorydaline inhibit aldose reductase (KEB). trahydroberberin is strongly antiaggregant by inhibiting platelet aggregation (KEB).