Corydalis Formosa

Extracts, tinctures and triturations (pure sugar globules) of turkey pea, Corydalis formosa rhizomes. Corydalis is a plant related to the poppy. 

To date, more than 160 compounds have been isolated and identified from Corydalis formosa / yanhusuo, including alkaloids, organic acids, volatile oils, amino acids, nucleosides, alcohols, and sugars. The root of the corydalis herb possesses pain relieving, tranquillizing, nerve and muscle relaxing anti-spasmodic properties.Corydalis  yanhusuo is one of the top 10 most frequently used herbs for drug addiction and pain (Min et al., 2007).   Corydalis is believed to be warm by nature and related to the treatment of the heart, liver and spleen. Many Chinese herbal medicine practitioners also use the herb to lower blood pressure and to prevent and treat cataracts. Corydalis may be used as a tea, decoction, tincture or extract or in homeopathic formulations. For more information about its use as a homeopathic remedy, please refer to your practitioner or Materia Medica.