Dongzijin

Dongzijin; Corydalis Buschii Herba

Sources: The drug is the dried whole herb of Corydalis buschii Nakai(family Papaveraceae), growing in moist grasslands under woods, and distributed in Heilongjiang, Jijin, Liaoning of China.

Constituents:  The herb contains saponins.The tuber contains bulbocapnine, protopine, 1-corydaline,dtetrahydropalmatine, etc.

Actions and Indications: It is used as analgetic; for the treatment of headache, stomachache and dysmcnorhea.