Latin Name:
Corydalis Yan Hu Suo W.T.wang
PinYin Name:
yuanhu
AsianScientist (Jan. 6, 2014) � A compound derived from a traditional Chinese herbal medicine has been found effective at alleviating pain, pointing the way to a new non-addictive analgesic for acute inflammatory and nerve pain.
Today the pharmaceutical industry struggles to find new drugs. Yet for centuries people have used herbal remedies to address myriad health conditions, including pain. Our objective was to identify compounds in these herbal remedies that may help us discover new ways to treat health problems
said Civelli, the Eric L. & Lila D. Nelson chair in Neuropharmacology.