Ban Xia, Pinellia rhizome - 8 oz.

SKU	FES906-8
Brand	Far East Summit Single Herb Liquid Extracts
Unit Size	8 oz
Potency	8:1
Taste	Acrid - Bensky
Properties	Warm, Toxic - Bensky
Contraindications	As a warm and drying herb, it should be used with caution (if at all) in patients with dry cough from yin deficiency, sore throat from fire excess, or bleeding. - Bensky
Chinese Symptomology	cough with copious sputum, nausea and vomiting due to many causes including cold, thin mucus, Stomach deficiency, Stomach heat, or pregnancy; nodules, pressure, distention or pain due to phlegm and heat in the chest and apigastrium leading to a stifling, distended sensation in the epigastrium that is aggravated by pressure, coughing of viscous, yellow sputum. - Bensky
Actions	Acrid for opening, slippery for directing qi downward, and bitter for drying; best used for thin phlegm or dampness as well as rebellious Stomach qi. - Bensky
Pattern	Cold phlegm in the Lungs; rebellious qi, phlegm
Channels Entered	Lung, Spleen, Stomach - Bensky
Chinese name	Ban Xia
English name	Pinellia rhizome