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Plant as used in Chinese herbology ( crude medicine) -
The flower of Pinellia ternata, the Inflorescence -
Mature Pinellia ternata -
Pinellia ternata bulbil
| Crow-dipper | |
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Scientific classification
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Araceae |
| Genus: | Pinellia |
| Species: | P. ternata
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| Binomial name | |
| Pinellia ternata | |
Pinellia ternata ( Chinese: 半夏, Japanese: カラスビシャク), crow-dipper, is a plant that is native to China, Japan, and Korea. However, it also grows as an invasive weed in parts of Europe ( Austria, Germany) and in North America ( California, Ontario, the northeastern United States). [1] [2] The leaves are trifoliate, and the flowers are of the spathe and spadix form that is typical of plants in the family Araceae. [3]
Characteristics
The plant spreads by rhizomes, and there are also small bulblets (also known as bulbils) at the base of each leaf. Flowers are borne in spring. [4]
Traditional medicine
This plant is toxic in raw form and must be processed. [5] Pinellia ternata is known as the herb effective in removing phlegm-dampness in traditional Chinese medicine. [6] [7] One study found that high doses of Pinellia extract effects thermogenesis and fatty acid oxidation in Zucker rats. [4]
Gallery
References
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution map
- ^ Flora of China Vol. 23 Page 42, 半夏 ban xia, Pinellia ternata (Thunberg) Tenore ex Breitenbach, Bot. Zeitung. 37: 687. 1879.
- ^ a b Kim, YJ; Shin, YO; Ha, YW; Lee, S; Oh, JK; Kim, YS (2006). "Anti-obesity effect of Pinellia ternata extract in Zucker rats". Biological & Pharmaceutical Bulletin. 29 (6): 1278–81. doi: 10.1248/bpb.29.1278. PMID 16755034.
- ^ (Bensky et al.)2015.
- ^ Bensky, et all. 2015.
- ^ {{Cite web|title=Pinellia (Ban Xia) {!} Chinese Herbs Healing|url= http://www.chineseherbshealing.com/pinellia-ban-xia/%7Caccess-date=2020-06-21%7Clanguage=en-US}
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to
Pinellia ternata.
 | This Araceae-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
| Crow-dipper | |
|---|---|
|
| |
|
Scientific classification
| |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Araceae |
| Genus: | Pinellia |
| Species: | P. ternata
|
| Binomial name | |
| Pinellia ternata | |
Pinellia ternata ( Chinese: 半夏, Japanese: カラスビシャク), crow-dipper, is a plant that is native to China, Japan, and Korea. However, it also grows as an invasive weed in parts of Europe ( Austria, Germany) and in North America ( California, Ontario, the northeastern United States). [1] [2] The leaves are trifoliate, and the flowers are of the spathe and spadix form that is typical of plants in the family Araceae. [3]
Characteristics
The plant spreads by rhizomes, and there are also small bulblets (also known as bulbils) at the base of each leaf. Flowers are borne in spring. [4]
Traditional medicine
This plant is toxic in raw form and must be processed. [5] Pinellia ternata is known as the herb effective in removing phlegm-dampness in traditional Chinese medicine. [6] [7] One study found that high doses of Pinellia extract effects thermogenesis and fatty acid oxidation in Zucker rats. [4]
Gallery
-
Plant as used in Chinese herbology ( crude medicine)
-
The flower of Pinellia ternata, the Inflorescence
-
Mature Pinellia ternata
-
Pinellia ternata bulbil
References
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution map
- ^ Flora of China Vol. 23 Page 42, 半夏 ban xia, Pinellia ternata (Thunberg) Tenore ex Breitenbach, Bot. Zeitung. 37: 687. 1879.
- ^ a b Kim, YJ; Shin, YO; Ha, YW; Lee, S; Oh, JK; Kim, YS (2006). "Anti-obesity effect of Pinellia ternata extract in Zucker rats". Biological & Pharmaceutical Bulletin. 29 (6): 1278–81. doi: 10.1248/bpb.29.1278. PMID 16755034.
- ^ (Bensky et al.)2015.
- ^ Bensky, et all. 2015.
- ^ {{Cite web|title=Pinellia (Ban Xia) {!} Chinese Herbs Healing|url= http://www.chineseherbshealing.com/pinellia-ban-xia/%7Caccess-date=2020-06-21%7Clanguage=en-US}
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to
Pinellia ternata.
|
| This Araceae-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |