Is the latest Pinellia ternata poisonous?

Pinellia ternata is widely distributed in South China and North China, and also distributed in Xizang. It has many effects and good efficacy. It is a common traditional Chinese medicine. However, Pinellia ternata is poisonous. In the process of using it, we should pay special attention to it. Let's discuss the toxicity of Pinellia ternata with everyone!

Is Pinellia poisonous?

Pinellia ternata is poisonous. Pinellia ternata has neurotoxicity. Among the substances precipitated by adding lead acetate to its water-soluble components, there are substances that cause skeletal muscle spasm in frogs and mice and make frogs 'pupils dilated. The filtrate contains substances that cause frogs to produce central and curarin-like skeletal muscle relaxation. Raw Pinellia ternata can be poisoned by taking trace amount by mistake, so raw Pinellia ternata is managed according to toxic traditional Chinese medicine, and it needs to be used after processing clinically. In addition, Pinellia ternata has strong irritation to local mucosa, nephrotoxicity, pregnancy embryotoxicity and teratogenicity.

What about Pinellia poisoning?

"Ginger kills Pinellia ternata, Pinellia ternata fears ginger." Simply put, ginger can remove or greatly reduce the poison of Pinellia ternata, so ginger will be added to the prescription of Pinellia ternata in general. Even if ginger is not used in the prescription, Pinellia ternata will definitely be processed.

Pinellia toxic, but do not panic, is a drug three points poison, pay attention to the doctor's instructions, careful use, but also can achieve its effect, play its role as a drug. One thing drops another, just like ginger and pinellia tuber. As long as you use the right medicine, the toxicity can also be reduced or even eliminated.

Processing method of Pinellia ternata

1. Clear Pinellia ternata: Take clean Pinellia ternata, separate the size, soak and bleach, change the water 2~3 times a day until foaming (about 7 days), add alum (8kg of alum for every 100kg of clean Pinellia ternata) after changing the water, soak for another 7 days, wash with water, take it out and put it in a stainless steel pot, add the rest of alum, first use strong fire, then use slow fire, boil for about 3 hours, if there is no white core, add a small amount of water, take it out, air until 70% dry, then suffocate for about 3 days, cut it into thin slices and dry in the shade. 12.5kg alum per 100kg net pinellia ternata. The finished product is oval, circular or irregular sheet. The section is pale gray to grayish white, and grayish white punctate or short-line vascular bundles can be seen. Crispy, easy to break, slightly horny section. Qi slightly, taste slightly astringent, slightly numb tongue feeling.

2. Ginger Pinellia ternata: Take clean Pinellia ternata, separate the size, soak and float, change the water 2~3 times a day, until foaming (about 7 days), add alum (4kg alum for every 100kg of Pinellia ternata) to dissolve after changing the water, soak for 3 days, discard the alum water, soak for another 7 days, gently stir and change the water twice a day, and then add 4kg crushed alum to dissolve. adding ginger water (taking fresh ginger slices 8kg, decocting in water twice, the first time for 2 hours, the second time for 1 hour, combining decoctions, and cooling) into Pinellia ternata, soaking in alum ginger water for another 7 days, washing with water, cutting open the mouth to taste no spicy sensation, taking out and placing into a stainless steel pot, adding the rest of alum and fresh ginger, boiling for about 3 hours with strong fire first, then with slow fire, until no white heart is inside and outside, adding a small amount of water, taking out, drying until 70 percent dry, then suffocating for 3 days, and drying in the shade. 12.5kg alum and 10kg fresh ginger were used for every 100kg of pure pinellia ternata. Pinellia ternata is flaky, irregular granular or spherical. The surface is brown to tan. Section yellowish brown, often with horny luster. Hard and crisp. Gas slightly fragrant, taste light, slightly numb tongue feeling, chewing slightly sticky teeth.

3. Pinellia ternata: soak Pinellia ternata for 10 - 12 days, gently stir and changing water twice a day until there is no dry core, soaking in alum wat for 3 days, removing alum water, soaking in water for 2 days, adding liquorice and lime solution,(Take 20kg licorice root, add water to boil twice, combine decoctions, pour into lime solution made of appropriate amount of water) soak, stir 1~2 times a day, and keep pH value above 12.0, until taste slightly numb tongue, cut section is uniform yellow degree, take out, wash, dry in the shade or dry at low temperature. For every 100kg of Pinellia ternata, licorice root 20kg, alum 2 kg and quicklime 30kg were used. The product is spherical or broken into irregular particles. The surface is yellowish white, yellow or brown. Crispy or hard brittle, yellow or yellowish section, particles are slightly hard brittle. The gas is slight, the taste is light and slightly sweet, and the tongue is slightly numb.