Corydalis Rhizoma is a commonly used Chinese medicine in clinical practice. It is one of the traditional genuine regional drug “Eight of Zhejiang Provinces” and has a long history of application in my country. In this study, by systematically summarizing and combing the relevant literature at home and abroad, it was found that Corydalis Rhizoma contained alkaloids, steroids, organic acids, carbohydrates and other chemical components. The main active components were protoberberine alkaloids, including tetrahydropalmatine, corydaline, dehydrocorydaline, etc. The pharmacological effects of Corydalis Rhizoma involve analgesia, anti-anxiety, sedative and hypnotic, anti-myocardial ischemia, anti-cerebral ischemia, anti-gastric ulcer action, anti-tumor, drug-abstinent effect, enhancement of endocrine system function, anti-platelet aggregation, and antidepressant. |