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Stone (f; CAN); Swelling (f; FAD); Urethrosis (1; CAN; PNC); UTI (1; APA; CAN; PH2); Water
Retention (1; APA; CAN; FAD; PH2).
Dosages (Corn Silk) — 4–8 g silk as tea 3 ×/day (CAN); 1 tsp silk/cup water up to several ×/day
(WIC); 2 tsp corn silk/cup tea every other day (PH2); 4–8 ml liquid extract; 5–15 ml tincture (1:5
in 25% alcohol) 3 ×/day (CAN); 2–3 tsp tincture/day (20 g corn silk/100 ml 20% ethanol to steep
5 days) (PH2); 8–15 ml syrup (CAN); 2–8 ml liquid corn silk extract (PNC).
Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Corn Silk) — Class 1 (AHP). “Hazards and/or
side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages” (PH2). CAN reports dermatosis and aller-
genic reaction. Because of its uterine stimulant effect in vivo, its use in pregnancy and lactation is
to be avoided (CAN). Because of its diuretic activity, could lead to hypokalemia (CAN). Allantoin
may explain cell-proliferant and vulnerary activity (FAD). APA questions the diuretic activity
(APA).
CORYDALIS (Corydalis ambigua Cham. & Schltdl.
and/or C. yanhusuo (Y. H. Chou & Chun. C. Hsu) W. T. Wang) +HHB and PH2 entries refer to Corydalis cava (L.) Schweigg. & Korte.
Activities (Corydalis) — Aldose-Reductase Inhibitor (1; KEB); Analeptic (1; DAA); Analgesic
(1; KEB); Anthelminthic (1; HHB); Antiaggregant (1; KEB); Antiarrhythmic (1; KEB); Anticancer
(1; DAA); Antifertility (1; DAA); Antiinflammatory (1; KEB); Antispasmodic (1; DAA; HHB;
PH2); Antitussive (1; DAA); Antiulcer (1; DAA); Bitter (1; KEB); Calcium Antagonist (1; KEB);
Cardioprotective (1; KEB); Cardiotonic (1; DAA); CNS-Depressant (1; DAA; PH2); Dopamine-
Antagonist (1; KEB); Embryotoxic (1; KEB); Emmenagogue (1; HHB); Hallucinogen (f; PH2);
Hypnotic (1; KEB); Hypotensive (1; DAA; KEB); Narcotic (1; DAA; HHB); Sedative (1; KEB;
PH2); Tranquilizer (1; DAA; PH2).
Indications (Corydalis) — Angina (1; KEB); Anxiety (f; DAA); Arrhythmia (1; KEB); Atrial
Fibrillation (1; KEB); Bruise (f; DAA); Cancer (1; DAA); Cardiopathy (1; KEB); Cataract (1;
KEB); Cholecystosis (f; DAA); Chorea (1; DAA; HHB); Colic (f; DAA); Conjunctivosis (f;
PH2); Cramp (1; DAA; HHB; PH2); Depression (f; PH2); Diarrhea (f; PH2); Dysmenorrhea
(1; KEB; PH2); Enterosis (1; DAA); Furunculosis (f; PH2); Gastrosis (1; DAA); Headache
(1; KEB); High Blood Pressure (1; DAA; KEB; PH2); Hyperkinesis (1; DAA; HHB); Hyper-
orexia (f; PH2); Infarction (1; KEB); Inflammation (1; KEB; PH2); Insomnia (1; DAA; KEB;
PH2); Melancholy (f; PH2); Meniere’s Syndrome (f; DAA; PH2); Nervousness (1; DAA; KEB;
PH2); Neuralgia (1; KEB); Neurosis (f; PH2); Pain (1; KEB); Paralysis (1; DAA); Parkinson’s
(f; DAA; HHB); Respirosis (f; PH2); Tremor (f; HHB; PH2); Ulcer (1; DAA; PH2); Worm (f;
PH2); Wound (f; PH2).
Dosages (Corydalis) — 2–6 g dry root/day or 4–12 ml fluid extract (1:2) for most purposes; 5–10
g dry root/day or 10–20 ml fluid extract (1:2) for analgesia (KEB).
Extracts (Corydalis) — Oral doses of 1–50 mg/kg gindarin, based on dl-tetrahydropalmatine,
embryotoxic to rats in days 1–20 of pregnancy. Methanolic extracts and dehydrocorydaline inhibit
aldose reductase (KEB). Tetrahydroberberin is strongly antiaggregant by inhibiting platelet aggre-
gation (KEB).