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Ban Xia, Pinellia rhizome - 8 oz.
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 | |
| Description | Dries dampness, transforms phlegm and causes rebellious qi to descend* |
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| Ingredients | Pinellia rhizome |
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