Corydalis ambigua




Family Fumariaceae (alt. Papaveraceae)
Scientific name Corydalis ambigua Chamisso & Schlechtendal
Synonyms Corydalis ambigua Chamisso & Schlechtendal forma lineariloba Takeda; Corydalis ambigua Chamisso & Schlechtendal forma fumariaefolia (Maximovicz) Kitagawa; Corydalis ambigua Chamisso & Schlechtendal forma pectinata (Komarov) Kitagawa; Corydalis ambigua Chamisso & Schlechtendal forma rotundiloba (Maximovicz) Kitagawa; Corydalis ambigua Chamisso & Schlechtendal var. amurensis Maximovicz; Corydalis remota (Fisher) Komarov
Common name (Japanese common name) ezo engosaku [Ezo = an old name of Hokkaido, engosaku = a kind of traditional Chinese medicine)]
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu (north of Central region)
(Other nations) Russia, Korea, China
Chromosomal number 2n=16, 24
Description Leaves 1-3cm. Scapes 10-30cm. Flowers pale blue to purple (marely white) 15-25mm length, flowering in April to May. Perennial plants.
Reference Corydalis ambigua Cham. & Schltdl.
Corydalis ambigua Cham. et Schlecht.
Pharmaceutical composition and the method for treating drug addicts' withdrawal syndromes and detoxifying addicts by the same (US Patent 5547956/1996)
Uses of dl-THP (US Patent 6521634/2003)
Method for decreasing nicotine and other substance use in humans (US Patent 20040156932)



April 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
April 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden