Wiseman’s Chinese Medical Database

xià tiān wú / 夏天无 / 夏天無 / bending corydalis [rhizome];

Latin pharmacognostic name: Corydalis Decumbentis Rhizoma

Alternate English names: bending corydalis [rhizome]

Alternate Chinese names:

Origin: Plant

Use: medicinal

Category: Wind-damp–dispelling agents / Wind-cold-damp–dispelling agents

Properties: Acrid, bitter; warm

Channel entry: liver channel.

Indications:

• Dispels wind-damp: Wind-damp impediment (bì) pain.
• Quickens the blood and relieves pain: injury from knocks and falls; pain in the stomach duct and abdomen.

  Dosage & Method:

  Oral: Decoct 5–15g; use less in pills and powders.

  Product Area:

  Húnán, Zhèjiāng, Jiāngxī, Jiāngsū, Fújiàn, Táiwān