| Family |
Araceae |
| Subamily |
Aroideae |
| Tribe |
Arisaemateae |
| Scientific name |
Pinellia ternata (Thunberg) Makino ex Breitenbach |
| Synonyms |
Arisaema cochinchinense Blume; Arisaema dracontium (L.) Schott; Arisaema
loureiri Blume; Arum ternatum Thunberg; Pinellia cochinchinense (Blume)
W. Wight; Pinellia ternata (Thunberg) Druce; Pinellia tuberifera Tenore |
| Common name |
(Japanese common name) karasu-bishaku (カラスビシャク, 烏柄杓 [meaning: crow's ladle]) |
| (English common name) crowdipper |
| Distribution |
(Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
| (Other nations) Korea, China, Taiwan |
| Habitat |
Farm yard, field |
| Chromosomal number |
2n=28, 66, 75, 80, 84, 90, 91, 92, 100, 104, 116, 128 |
| Description |
Leaves 5-11cm long. Scapes 25-35cm tall. Flowers green spathes 5-6cm long,
flowering in May to August. Perennial plants |
| Reference |
Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Makino |
| Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Makino ex Breitenbach |
| Studies on cytogeography of Pinellia ternata poliploid complex |
| Herbicidal compositions containing 3-isoxazolylurea derivatives (US Patent 4111680/1978) |
| Process for producing interferon inducers (US Patent 4469685/1984) |
| Composition and method for treating nicotine dependency (US Patent 5130132/1992) |
| Limulus test-positive plant glycolipid and method of stimulating the immunity system of an animal (US Patent 5236709/1993) |
| LPS-containing analgesics and veterinary analgesics (US Patent 5281583/1994) |
| Galenic composition for decreasing blood alcohol concentration (US Patent 5324516/1994) |
| Compositions with analgesic, antipyretic and antiinflammatory properties (US Patent 5908628/1999) |
| Media for the tissue culture of plants and method of culture with the same (US Patent 6218184/2001) |
| Essential oil composition (US Patent 6280751/2001) |
| Herbal chinese joint complex (US Patent 6350476/2002) |
| Herbal compositions for treating immunological disorders (US Patent 6503542/2003) |
| Anti-neoplastic drug (US Patent 6911221/2005) |
| Pharmaceutical compositions useful in prevention and treatment of beta-Amyloid protein-induced disease (US Patent 6887898/2005) |
| Herbal composition for the prevention and treatment of dementia (US Patent 7083811/2006) |
| Note |
Naturalized plants in ancient era from China. |
