Author:
Jan Scholten
Book:
Qjurious
Type:
Info
Chapter:
3-642.15.14
Corydalis cava
Names: Corydalis tuberosa, Corydalis bulbosa, Fumaria cava, Fumaria bulbosa, Pseudofumaria major, Capnoides cava; Greek korydalis, a crested lark; Korys means “helmet”, referring to the shape of the flower.
English: Hollowroot, birthwort.
Dutch: Holwortel.
German: Hohlwurz.
Botany: Europe; bowl-shaped hollowed-out tuber; lightly shaded areas, beech forests; clay soil.
Chinese: Yan-hu-suo.
Content: protopine, bulbocapnine.