Pinellia Tuber, Tuber of Pinellia
Pinelliae Rhizoma, Rhizoma Pinelliae
Ban Xia

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Pungent; warm; toxic

Part(s) used

Tuber

Potential toxicity/side effects

Extremely toxic

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To remove damp and phlegm, to relieve nausea and vomiting, and to eliminate stuffiness in the chest and the epigastrium.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

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.