Corydalis yanhusuo

Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Corydalis yanhusuo
Scientific Name and Description
Corydalis yanhusuo W.T.Wang
Herb Family
Plant type
Herb

Plant Synonyms

Plant Synonyms
Corydalis yanhusuo (Y.H. Chou and Chun C. Hsu) W.T. Wang ex Z.Y. Su and C.Y. Wu
Corydalis turtschaninovii f. yanhusuo Y.H.Chou & Chun C.Hsu

Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular

English yanhusuo, corydalis, and Asian corydalis
Japanese engosaku (エンゴサク)
Korean hyeonhosaek (현호색)
Chinese yán hú suǒ (延胡索)
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Chinese
Phytoconstituents

The alkaloid dehydrocorybulbine (DHCB) can be extracted from the roots of the plant. Tetrahydropalmatine is another major constituent alkaloid. Corydalis yanhusuo also contains the alkaloids glaucine and palmatine. It also contains the acetylcholinesterase inhibitor corydaline. N-Methyltetrahydroprotoberberines have been isolated from C. yanhusuo.

Source: Wikipedia


Herb usable parts
Root tuber
Ethnopharmacology use

Corydalis yanhusuo (Y.H. Chou and Chun C. Hsu) W.T. Wang ex Z.Y. Su and C.Y. Wu Herb - Anti-cancer General Zhang et al. 2013


 

Herbs Medicinal Activity

Herbs Medicinal Activity (औषधीय गुण)

Herbs Medical Indications

Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References

Literature

Literature
Zhang et al. 2013
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112

Citations

Herb citations

Corydalis yanhusuo. (2023, October 17). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corydalis_yanhusuo

WFO (2024): Corydalis yanhusuo (Y.H.Chou & Chun C.Hsu) W.T.Wang ex Z.Y.Su & C.Y.Wu. Published on the Internet;http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000623057. Accessed on: 02 Jul 2024