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Pinellia Tuber; Tuber of Pinellia

Pinellia Tuber; Tuber of Pinellia. Class: Phlegresolving Medicine. Properties: Pungent; Warm; Toxic. Meridians: Spleen; Stomach; Lung

🌿 Names
Pinyin Name
Ban Xia
中文名 (Chinese)
半夏
Latin Name
Pinelliae Rhizoma; Rhizoma Pinelliae
English Name
Pinellia Tuber; Tuber of Pinellia
Alias Names
水玉地文和姑害田示姑羊眼半夏地珠半夏麻芋果三步跳泛石子老和尚头老鸹头地巴豆无心菜根老鸹眼地雷公狗芋头
☯ TCM Properties
Properties (性味)
Pungent; Warm; Toxic
Meridians (归经)
Spleen; Stomach; Lung
Part Used
Tuber
Therapeutic Class (EN)
Phlegresolving Medicine
功效分类 (CN)
化痰药
🩺 Clinical Profile
Function (功能)
To remove damp and phlegm, to relieve nausea and vomiting, and to eliminate stuffiness in the chest and the epigastrium.
Indication (主治)
Cough and asthma with abundant phlegm, vomiting nausea, glomus in chest, dizziness, headache, vexation and agitation in night, goiters with phlegm node, swelling toxin of welling abscess and flat abscess.
Toxicity
Extremely toxic
Clinical Manifestations
1. its decoction relieves cough in experimental cats. 2. the decoction of prepared and crude drud exerts an antiemetic effect in pigeons and dogs.
🔗 External References
SymMap
35
TCMID
5800
TCMSP
35
TCM-ID
130
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Clinical Trials
1
Meta-Analyses
0
PubMed References
📋 Sample Trials
None linked yet.
📊 Sample Meta-Analyses
CRD42023403863
Pregnancy risks of 30 pregnancy-related Chinese herbs: A systematic review and risk evaluation
📚 Sample References
None linked yet.