Ban Xia (Fa)

Ban Xia (Fa)


  • Chineese Name: 半夏(法)
  • Pin Yin Name: Ban Xia (Fa)
  • Latin Name: Rhizoma Pinelliae Ternatae (cum calce praeparat.)
  • Natures: Warm
  • Taste: Acrid/Pungent
  • Chanels Entered: Lung, Spleen, Stomach
Warming and Phlegm-Cold-Resolving Medicinals (Wen Hua Han Tan Yao)
Phlegm-Transforming, Cough-Stopping and Dyspnea-Calming Medicinals (Hua Tan Zhi Ke Ping Chuan Yao)
from 5 to 10
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