- Region
- Asia
- Origin
- Asia (China, Korea, Japan)
Asia · Herb · № 275
Pinellia ternata
Herb · Asia
Pinellia (ban xia)
Pinellia ternata
Traditionally attributed effects: cough-suppressing, expectorant, against vomiting, anticatarrhal.
Safety notes
Traditional use is no proof of effectiveness; if you are pregnant, breastfeeding, taking medication or have a medical condition, consult a doctor or pharmacist.
Cautions by tradition (1)
- Chinese materia medica: Toxic raw: only the ginger-prepared form internally. Not during pregnancy without expert advice, not with bleeding, dryness or heat, and not with aconite.
Preparation
Tuber.
Use in traditions
Described in herbal medicine (Western, Chinese and Ayurvedic). Ban xia, 'half summer', is harvested in summer. The raw tuber is poisonous and is processed with ginger and alum. Ban xia dries phlegm and stops vomiting and is one of the most frequently used herbs in classic prescriptions such as Er Chen Tang and Ban Xia Xie Xin Tang (Japanese: Hangeshashinto).
Applications
Use by tradition
How different herbal traditions describe this herb. Amounts are traditional guidelines checked for obvious errors; they are not medical advice. For poisonous plants no dosage is given on purpose.
Herbal medicine worldwide
Attributed effects
Cough-suppressing, expectorant, against vomiting, anticatarrhal.
Preparation and amount
Tuber.
Chinese materia medica
- Nature and taste
- pungent, warm
- Meridians
- lung, spleen, stomach
Attributed effects
Dries dampness and dissolves phlegm in cough with much phlegm, makes rebellious energy descend in nausea, vomiting and morning sickness and reduces hardenings and a lump feeling in throat or chest from phlegm.
Preparation and amount
Traditional dosage (prepared only): 3–12 g a day. Preferably only the form prepared with ginger; not the alum-prepared form for long periods.
Combinations
- With tangerine peel, fu ling and licorice in er chen tang for phlegm
- With fresh ginger for vomiting
Caution: Toxic raw: only the ginger-prepared form internally. Not during pregnancy without expert advice, not with bleeding, dryness or heat, and not with aconite.
- Formulas
- Ban xia hou po tangBan xia xie xin tangBao he wanChai hu gui zhi tangChai hu jia long gu mu li tangDa chai hu tangDing chuan tangEr chen tangHai zao yu hu tangHuo xiang zheng qi sanLiu jun zi tangMai men dong tangWen dan tangWen jing tangXiao ban xia jia fu ling tangXiao chai hu tangXiao qing long tangXing su sanXuan fu dai zhe tang