Family

Araceae

Genus

Pinellia

Common Name

Ban Xia

Plant Figure

Description

Pinellia ternata is mainly distributed in Eastern Asia, has been used to treat various ailments for a long time, such as vomiting, inflammation, cough, epilepsy, cervical cancer, and traumatic injury, etc. A wide range of biological activities in P. ternata was revealed by pharmacological studies and these activities include sedative and hypnotic, anti-tumor, anti-emetic, anti-inflammatory, and antitussive, antibacterial and anti-inflammatory.