Other Names
of Pinellia
Typhonium flagelliforme, Ban-Xia, Pinellia ternata, Pinella,
Rhizoma pinelliae, Northern banxia, Southern banxia.
Used Part, Taste and Property
Tuber; Pungent, bitter, warm, toxic in raw, very low or non-toxic
after processed by heat, water, alum, licorice,
calcium carbonate and ginger.
Common Use in
Chinese Herbal Formulas
Raw pinellia is only used externally. Processed
pinellia is used for cough with cold phlegm, nausea, vomiting, ulcer.
Used in Patent Formulas of Er Chen Tang, Xiao Ban Xia Tang.
Main Chemical Components
Amino acid, choline, fatty acid, sitosteryl-glycoside, diglycosilic,
etc.
Question about ephedrine
in Pinellia:
1. There are 2 kinds of Pinellia used in Chinese
medicine. A report of ephedrine in pinellia had been from tests
with the source material Pinellia ternata (referred to as "Northern
Banxia") while most of the pinellia
used in China and in the West is actually from a related plant that
has the same uses: Typhonium flagelliforme (referred to as "Southern
Banxia"), which has no ephedrine.
2. Pinellia ternata ("Northern Banxia"),
raw or processed, contains ephedrine about 0.002-0.003%
(20-30 ppm). It's much lower than Ma-Huang which contains from 0.7-1.2%
(7,000-12,000 ppm).
(Information source: http://www.itmonline.org/arts/ephpin.htm)
BENEFITS:
Why Smokeless? Are Smoked
Herbal Cigarettes Safe?
It's very important to know that although many herbal
cigarettes are tobacco and nicotine free, but they are NOT
safe if you light it up because they Do Contain
TAR and CO (Carbon Monoxide),
which cause hypoxemia (hypoxia) at lease, when
you burn it.
This smokeless product, which consists of a herbs-flavored
filter material - like that used in a cigarette filter - looks and
feels like a cigarette, but contains no tobacco or nicotine, and
does not burn. The smokers simply draw or inhale on Yixing Herbal
Cigarettes whenever they have the desire to smoke a cigarettes.
With the increase in smoking restrictions, these smokeless
cigarettes are perfect to accommodate smokers who are in smoke-free
area such as libraries, airports or restaurants, at a Smoke-Away
day, or visiting with friends who are non-smokers. It is a rewarding
smokeless alternative for adults who enjoy cigarettes even if they
want to quit.
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