Definition: A plant genus of the family ARACEAE that contains pinellian (an acidic polysaccharide). The plant is an ingredient of some traditional Asian medicinal mixtures including sho-saiko-to, saiko-keishi-to, and banxia houpu decoction.
coord with specific PLANT STRUCTURES term if pertinent; for use in therapy coord IM with PHYTOTHERAPY (IM) + disease/drug ther (IM) + PLANT PREPARATIONS or its indentations/ther use (IM or NIM) + specific plant chemical /ther use (IM) if pertinent; Manua
Other names ternatas, Pinellia; ternata, Pinellia; Xias, Ban; Xia, Ban; Pinellias; Pinelliae, Rhizoma; Pinellia ternatas; Banhas; Ban Xias; Pinellia ternata; Rhizoma Pinelliae; Banha; Ban Xia
