Corydalis TURTSCHANINOVII

[ ] Pinyin name Ch B, n Y 's n H Su I cabinet
English name [ ] RhizomaCorydalis Turschaninovii
[ alias ] blue bird flower, blue cauliflower, corydalis tuber
[ source ] for the Papaveraceae Corydalis TURTSCHANINOVII Corydalisturschaninovii Bess tuber.
[ ] the original morphology of perennial herbaceous, tall 8 ~ 25cm. Stems slightly rough, in axils of leaves large scales, scales, long 2cm. Upper stem leaves 2 ~ 3; leaf blade length 6 ~ 8cm, two to three out of the crack, leaflets lanceolate or narrowly obovate, margin entire. Racemes terminal; petals 4, blue and purple, the top 2 of upper lip 3-lobed, mucronate, moment cylindric, labium 2 crack; stamens 6; pistil 1, bar. Capsule torulose, long 1.5cm. Florescence 4 to in May, fruit period 6 to July.
[ ] was born in woodland habitat distribution under the edge of forest shrub, or slopes slightly wetland. Produced in the northeast.
[ character ] tuber oblate, broad cone or thin cone, the diameter of 0.5 ~ 2.5cm. Surface bright yellow or yellow. The upper end of a few bumps shaped side tuber, bottom visible adventitious roots. Qualitative hard, section bright yellow, horny, with wax-like luster. Bitter taste.
[ ] chemical composition containing fumaric hypocrellin A, B, C, Ding Su, four, palmitic acid berberine hydrogen, stigmasterol, oleic acid, linoleic acid, linoleic acid, saponin etc..
[ ] with the functions of Corydalis yanhusuo.
[ ] * dictionary" excerpt"

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