2545. Corydalis

Nomenclature

Squirrel corn; turkey corn.

Description and references

Dried tuber of Dicentra (Bicuculla) cucullaria (L.) Bernh., or of Dicentra canadensis (DC.) Walp., Fumariaceae. Habit. Ontario to Kentucky and Missouri. Constit. Corydaline, bulbocapnine, isocorydine, corytuberine, corycavine, corybulbine, corydine, fumaric acid, acrid resin, protopine.