Ban Xia (Fa)
Rhizoma Pinelliae Ternatae (cum calce praeparat.)半夏(法)
- Nature
- Warm
- Flavours
- Acrid/Pungent
- Meridians
- Lung, Spleen, Stomach
- Class
- Phlegm-Transforming, Cough-Stopping and Dyspnea-Calming Medicinals (Hua Tan Zhi Ke Ping Chuan Yao)Warming and Phlegm-Cold-Resolving Medicinals (Wen Hua Han Tan Yao)
- Dosage
- 5–10 g
Actions / Functions
- Ban Xia (Fa): this preparation tempers the drying action of Ban Xia, allowing it to treat Dampness and Phlegm due to Spleen Vacuity in cases of Cold and Damp-Heat
- Dries Dampness
- Resolves Phlegm (Tan)
- Dissipates Wind-Phlegm
- Harmonizes the Stomach and the Centre
- Warms the Centre
- Harmonizes the Stomach and the Intestines