Ban+Xia+(Pinellia)

[[image:http://www.plumdragonherbs.com/catalog/images/BanXia1.jpg width="230" height="183" align="right"]]Ban Xia (Pinellia) ["Half Summer"]
Category: Transform Phlegm Nature : Warm, **Slightly toxic [must use prepared form]** Flavors: Acrid Channels: **SP, ST**, LU

Functions: Dry damp & resolve phlegm; descend ST Qi; Relieve distention & dissolve lumps Indications: 1. Cough w/ profuse sputum & difficulty breathing due to **cold phlegm or phlegm-damp from the SP** 2. **Nausea & vomiting** due to rebellion of the ST Qi **[causing rebellious Qi to descend]** 3. Distention in the chest & epigastric region, plum pit feeling in the throat 4. Topically used for masses & carbuncles related to phlegm & snakebite

Dosage: 3-10g. Contra: Do not use w/ aconite products (Wu Tuo) and cautiously used for dry cough due to Yin def., bleeding & phlegm-heat Misc: **Antidote for consuming unprepared form of Ban Xia: Sheng Jiang (30g.), Fang Feng (60g.), Gan Cao (15g.)**

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