title: [Status of Yunnan drug banxia and its botanical origin].
abstract: L. Yunnan, the medicinal material Banxia recorded in The Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China (1985 ed.) is called "Dizhu Banxia" (stem tuber of Pinellia ternata). Besides, "Shanzhu Banxia" (stem tuber of Arisaema yunnanense, A. bathycoleum, A. saxatile and A. prazeri) is also used medically as Banxia, while "Gouzhua Banxia" (stem tuber of Arisaema franchetianum, A. likiangense and Pinellia pedatisecta) is not.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhou
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D004340:Drug Contamination; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D010598:Pharmacognosy; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000033:anatomy & histology*