Biology:Pinellia ternata
| 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 (Thunb.) Makino
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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.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 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
Wikidata ☰ Q1258277 entry
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