Corydalis

Corydalis

(commonly used Chinese herbal medicine in Tibet)

Smilax China.

[source] it is the rhizome of Smilax China, a Liliaceae plant.

[plant morphology] Smilax Southwest China

Climbing woody, stem solid, spinless. Rhizome only; qualitative, nodular. The leaves are oblong lanceolate, 5-8 cm long and 1-2 cm wide; the petiole is 0.5-0.8 cm long, the sheath is not obvious, the length is almost 1 / 2 of the petiole, and there is a pair of tendrils at the end of the sheath. Umbels axillary, peduncle 1.5-2 cm long, slightly flat; peduncle 7-8 cm long; flowers unisexual, dioecious; perianth segments 6. The berries are green when they are ripe.

Under the forest on the hillside. It is distributed in Southwest China and Tibet.

[collection] from August to September. Wash, slice and dry.

It is warm and pungent.

Functions and indications: dispelling wind, promoting blood circulation and detoxifying. It is used to treat rheumatism, lumbago and leg pain, traumatic injury and rash.

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 1-3 yuan.