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Kingdom: Plant

Origin in PRC Pharmacopoeia: Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Breit. (PRC Pharmacopoeia)

Origin in unofficial sources: Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Breit.

Use: Medicinal

Notes: This is pinellia macerated in water to minimize acridity, sun-dried, and then boiled in alum, and dried again. This type of pinellia has a powerful phlegm-dispelling action with minimum drying effect.

See: Bàn xià (半夏 Pinelliae Rhizoma, pinellia [rhizome])

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