Zhi Ban Xia
製半夏 zhì bàn xià, "prepared half summer"

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Is this Herb effective in the clinic?

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	Tastes: Acrid		Dosage: 3-9g (only prepared herb is for internal use)
	Toxic
	Cautions: 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.		Meridians: Lung , Spleen , Stomach
	Preparation: • Unprepared • Ginger • Standard • Clear water		Quality: Good quality - large, brownish yellow, globular rhizomes with a powdery texture. It is ellipsoidal and 1-1.5 cm in diameter.
	Reference Source: Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (3rd edition) ('Bensky')		Notes: No notes at this time
	Formulas There are no known formulas that contain this herb at this time

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Alternate Names:

Pharmaceutical: Pinelliae Rhizoma preparatum

Botanical: Pinellia Ternata Breit.

Japanese: seihange

Korean: jebanha

Common: pinellia rhizome

Temperature: Warm

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Dries dampness and Transforms phlegm add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Cause rebellious qi to descend add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Stops vomiting add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Phlegm due to dampness of the Spleen add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Nausea and vomiting due to many causes add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Obstruction caused by phlegm anywhere in the body add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Focal distention in the chest or epigastrium add comment

Zhi Ban Xia製半夏 zhì bàn xià, "prepared half summer"