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)
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