Pinellia, Ban Xia 半夏 Prepared Pinellia, Zhi Ban Xia 制半夏 Ban Xia (TCM) Blume, Rumphia, 1835 Left: Lime-prepared Pinellia   Right: Ginger-prepared Pinellia (Jiang Ban Xia) (Adam, 2017) Prepared Pinellia Fa Ban Xia as commonly used in the West (Adam, 2017) Botanical name: Pinellia ternata Parts used: Prepared Rhizome Temperature & Taste: Very Warm, dry. Pungent. Toxic Classification: P. Clear Cold Phlegm Uses: 1. Dries Damp, Clears Cold-Phlegm: -Cough with copious sputum; Thick white sputum-Phlegm or Damp associated with Spleen deficiency-main medicine for Phlegm and Damp diseases in TCM 2. Stops Vomiting and Nausea, Directs Qi Downward: -Nausea and Vomiting from excess Phlegm and rising Stomach Qi-can be used for any type of Nausea and Vomiting depending on the medicines its combined with-focal distention in the chest and epigastrium 3. Clears Phlegm, Reduces Masses: -Phlegm-type Scrofula, Nodes and Kernels in the skin Dose: Only the prepared product should be used internally.Decoction: 3–9 gramsPowder: 500mg–2 grams Preparation: A number of different preparations are used. Only prepared Pinellia Ban Xia is used internally, and is obtained that way on the Chinese medicine market. The primary methods of processing used today combine either Alum and Ginger, or Lime and Licorice. 1. Raw (unprocessed)…

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