Pharmaceutical Herbal Medicine Pinellia Tuber Ban Xia
Pinellia Ternata (半夏, ban xia, pinelliae, ban xia herb, pinellia)is a plant. An underground part called a tuber is used to make medicine.
Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Breit. Dried tubers. Pick and dig in summer and autumn, wash, remove the skin and fibrous roots, and dry in the sun.
What is Pinellia Ternata?
Pinellia ternata is a medicinal plant, which is mainly picked around the summer solstice, so it is called Pinellia. Now there are cultivated and also wild. Pinellia ternata is a commonly used Chinese medicine that has different effects on the respiratory and digestive systems. In recent years it can treat tumors and apply to esophagus cancer, stomach cancer, and lymphoma. According to its processing methods, it can be divided into raw Pinellia pinellia, Qing Pinellia, ginger processed Pinellia, and Rhizoma Pinellinae Praeparata. Pinellia Ternata grows in moist and fertile sandy soil, more common in the front and back of the house, mountains, streams, and under the forest.
Product Description
Pin Yin Name
Ban Xia
English Name
Pinellia Tuber
Latin Name
Rhizoma Pinelliae
Botanical Name
Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Breit.
Other names
ban xia, pinelliae, ban xia herb, pinellia
Appearance
White tuber
Smell and Taste
Light smell, acrid and spicy, tongue-numbed taste stimulating the throat
Specification
Whole, slices, powder (We can also extract if you need)
Part Used
Tuber
Shelf life
2 Years
Storage
Store in cool and dry places, keep away from strong light