Herbs that Invigorate Blood and Remove Stagnation
Yan Hu Suo 延胡索
Corydalis Rhizome Corydalis Rhizome
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Materia Medica Data
- Temperature
- Warm
- Nature & Flavour
- Spicy, Bitter, Warm
- Channels Entered
- HT, LIV, LU
- Latin (pharmaceutical)
- Corydalis Rhizome
- Chinese
- 延胡索
- Tone Marks
- yán hú suŏ
Chinese Herb Actions
- Moves Qi and Blood, Relieves Pain, Reduces Masses Important herb for pain off all types. For Pain in the chest, abdomen, and limbs as well as gynecological pain. Treats dysmenorrheal, coronary artery disease, irregular heart beat, and prolonged Qi and blood stagnation leading to masses. Especially for palpable masses in the abdomen and stagnation in the Xue level.
Chinese Herb Dosage
- 3-9 grams (Bensky)
- 3-10 grams in decoction, max of 20 grams, 1-1.5 grams in powder (Chen)
Chinese Herb Contraindications & Cautions
- Do not use during pregnancy
- Use caution for deficient patients
Chinese Herb Toxicity & Overdose
- High dose can result in drowsiness, dizziness, and abdominal distention. A toxic dose of 60-120 grams results in dizziness, facial pallor, drowsiness, weakness, dyspnea, spasms, low blood pressure, weak pulse, shock, titanic convulsion, tremor, and respiratory inhibition. Possible allergic reactions include drug fever, erythema, and pruritus with nausea, dizziness, shortness of breath, and numb lips and extremities.
Sources & References
Compiled and edited by Thomas Dehli, Founder & Editor, Sacred Lotus
The information here is referenced from numerous sources — teachers, practitioners, class notes from Five Branches University, the books below, and the published research literature, with citations given as resolvable PubMed identifiers. Where sources disagree, I have flagged the discrepancies directly. If facts couldn't be verified, I have left them out. How we source our content.
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Chinese Herbs Books & References
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