Yan Hu Suo
| Yan Hu Suo in TCM:Explore the properties of Yan Hu Suo according to Chinese
Nutrition and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM):
Factoids:
English Name: corydalis
Pharmacuetical Name: Rhizoma Corydalis
Properties: acrid, bitter, warm
Temperature: warm
Channels: ST, SP, HT, LV
Flavors: bitter, pungent
Special Properties:
circulates qi, circulates blood, alleviates bi syndrome
Actions / Indications:
- Invigorates blood, promotes qi movement, alleviates pain
(angina, CAD, pain due to blood stasis; qi stagnation and trauma, particularly
for dysmenorrhea and pain of the chest, abdomen, epigastrium, bi syndrome;
very effective for excess pain depending
on combination, hernia)
- (cc: pregnancy)
Special Notes:
- According to one Dr Ding Guan-Di for right sided hypochondriac pain
you should combine Xuan Fu Hua and Xiang
Fu. For left sided hypochondriac pain Chuan
Lian Zi and Yan Hu Suo are better.
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