The efficacy and function of French Pinellia

French Pinellia is a common Chinese medicinal material in our daily life. This kind of Chinese medicinal material has many functions, especially it is very effective in helping us treat and relieve cough. However, many friends don’t know much about the effects and side effects of French Pinellia. So, what are the effects and functions of French Pinellia? Let’s take a look at the effects and side effects of Pinellia.

The efficacy and effects of French Pinellia

French Pinellia is the tuber of the green plant Pinellia of the Araceae family. It is available in most regions of our country. The main production areas are Sichuan, Hubei, Jiangsu, Anhui and other provinces. Harvest in summer and autumn when the leaves and stems are lush, remove the epidermis and roots, and dry. It is spherical or crushed into irregular particles. The surface is light yellow milky white, light yellow or yellowish brown. The texture is crispy or hard. It is mainly used to eliminate dampness, relieve cough and reduce phlegm. It is used to treat cough with excessive sputum, dizziness and palpitations due to turbid phlegm, dizziness due to wind-phlegm, and headache due to phlegm.

French Pinellia is very effective in treating various diseases of the body, so it is also the best choice for disease treatment. French Pinellia is warm in nature, pungent in taste, and harmful. It has the effects of removing dampness, relieving cough and phlegm, harmonizing the stomach and stopping vomiting, reducing swelling and eliminating knots. It has certain effects on symptoms such as damp phlegm cough, wind phlegm dizziness, phlegm headache, vomiting, nausea, and chest and abdominal distension. Of course, in addition to these effects, French Pinellia can also help us have a very good effect of reducing swelling and disinfection.

side effect

French Pinellia has neurotoxic side effects. The water-soluble components of the Pinellia ternata contain substances that cause muscle spasms in frogs and mice and dilate the pupils of frogs. The leachate contains substances that cause nervous system and curare-like muscle relaxation in frogs. If it is not consumed properly in daily life, it can also cause symptoms of food poisoning in our body, so everyone must pay more attention to it.

Accidentally ingesting a small amount of raw Pinellia can cause poisoning, so raw Pinellia should be managed according to the toxic and side-effect Chinese medicinal materials and should be processed before use in clinical medicine. In addition, French Pinellia also has obvious irritation to some mucous membranes, nephrotoxicity, embryo toxicity, and fetal malformations. Especially our pregnant female friends should take as little French Pinellia as possible, otherwise it will cause a lot of unnecessary inconvenience to our physical and mental health.

What are the effects and side effects of French Pinellia? I believe that through the above introduction, we all have a certain understanding of this issue. We know that French Pinellia has a very good effect in treating cough and nausea, but when we take French Pinellia in daily life, we must also pay attention to the side effects of French Pinellia.