Pinelliae Ternatae
Pinyin Mandarin Name
Ban Xia
Common English Name
Pinellia
Part of Plant Used
Root
Nature
Warm
Taste
Acrid, poisonous
Meridians Entered
Spleen, Stomach
Common Usages
This herb is used in formulas to treat excess fluids or phlegm in the digestive tract with symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea, with phlegm in vomit or stool; also used to treat excess clear or white phlegm in lungs, where it acts as both an expectorant and a dispersant.医学全在线www.med126.com
Traditional Usages and Functions
Dries dampness, transforms phlegm, and causes Rebellious Qi to descend; harmonizes Stomach and stops vomiting; dissipates nodules and reduces distension.
Common Formulas Used In
Agastache; Bupleurum and Dragon Bone; Citrus and Pinellia; Hoelen and Polyporus; Major Six Herbs; Minor Bupleurum.
Processing Required
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Remarks
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Cautions in Use
Do not use where there is bleeding, coughing due to deficient Yin, or where there are depleted fluids. Use with caution in heat imbalances.
