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''Pinellia'' is a genus of plants in the family Araceae native to East Asia (China, Korea, Japan).〔(Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families )〕〔(Flora of China Vol. 23 Page 39, 半夏属 ban xia shu, ''Pinellia'' Tenore, Atti Reale Accad. Sci. Sez. Soc. Reale Borbon. 4: 69. 1839. )〕〔Govaerts, R. & Frodin, D.G. (2002). World Checklist and Bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae): 1-560. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.〕〔Zhu, G., Li, H. & Li, R. (2007). A synopsis and a new species of the E. Asian genus ''Pinellia'' (Araceae). Willdenowia 37: 503-522.〕 Its species are commonly called green dragons due to the color and shape of the inflorescence, which possesses a green, hooded spathe from which protrudes a long, tongue-like extension of the spadix. The leaves vary greatly in shape among different species, from simple and cordate to compound with three to many leaflets. ''Pinellia'' reproduces rapidly from seed and many species also produce bulbils on the leaves. Both characteristics have allowed some species to become weedy in temperate areas outside their native range, notably ''Pinellia ternata'' in eastern North America.〔http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/Pinellia Pacific Bulb Society Wiki〕〔(Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution maps )〕 ==Use in Traditional Chinese Medicine== The processed root, known as Zhi ban xia or Ban xia, is one of the most important herbs in Chinese Medicine to transform phlegm and stop coughing. The herb is warm and drying and should be used only in people who are not hot or dry (known as yin deficient.) It is used in small 3-6 gram dosages in herbal formulas to warmly dry the lungs, to stop nausea and vomiting, and to address goiters or scrofula. Slices of the dried root are also used as a base for moxibustion. Because the raw root is toxic, it is soaked in water to remove oxalates and other irritants, or processed with ginger. Unprocessed root is only used externally in Chinese Medicine.〔Dan Bensky, Steven Clavey, Erich Stoger, and Andrew Gamble. Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica, Third Edition,2004: 413-418〕 When listed as an ingredient in a supplement for weight loss or energy, ''Pinellia'' has been charged with indicating the presence of ephedra alkaloids,〔(First ban of a supplement tests 1994 law )〕 which would be a violation of labeling laws. ;Species〔 # ''Pinellia cordata'' N.E.Br. - Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Zhejiang # ''Pinellia fujianensis'' H.Li & G.H.Zhu - Fujian # ''Pinellia integrifolia'' N.E.Br. - Sichuan, Chongqing, Hubei # ''Pinellia pedatisecta'' Schott - Anhui, Fujian, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hebei, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang # ''Pinellia peltata'' C.Pei - Fujian, Zhejiang # ''Pinellia polyphylla'' S.L.Hu - Sichuan # ''Pinellia ternata'' (Thunb.) Makino - Japan, Korea, Ryukyu Islands, most of eastern + central China; naturalized in Germany, Austria, California, Ontario, northeastern United States # ''Pinellia tripartita'' (Blume) Schott - Japan, Ryukyu Islands, Hong Kong # ''Pinellia yaoluopingensis'' X.H.Guo & X.L.Liu - Anhui, Jiangsu 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pinellia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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