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Latin pharmacognostic name: Pinelliae Rhizoma Praeparatum

Alternate Chinese names: 法夏 fǎ xià

Kingdom: Plant

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

Origin (other sources): Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Breit.

Use: Medicinal

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Notes: This is pinellia long-rinsed in water and processed with agents such as alum, ginger, licorice, and lime to reduce its toxicity with minimum loss of phlegm-dispelling effect.

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

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