Xiang Banxia

Xiang Banxia

Xiang Banxia is a geographical indication certification trademark.

　　Xiang Banxia

　　Medicinal plant, therapeutic uses:

　　Drying dampness and resolving phlegm, descending rebellious Qi and relieving vomiting, dissipating nodules and resolving masses. It is used for excessive phlegm with wheezing cough, phlegm-fluid retention with dizziness and palpitations, wind-phlegm dizziness, phlegm-collapse headache, vomiting and acid regurgitation, chest and epigastric stuffiness, plum-pit qi; when used raw, it treats externally abscesses and phlegm nodules.

　　Veterinarians use it to treat lockjaw.

　　It grows around the Summer Solstice. At this time, yin begins to emerge, and the world is no longer filled with pure yang energy; also, summer is more than halfway over, hence the name "Banxia" (Half Summer).

　　The Legend of Banxia’s Origin

　　Legend has it that long ago, there was a girl named Baixia who, while cutting grass in the fields, dug up the underground tuber of a certain plant. Overcome with hunger, she tried chewing the tuber to fill her stomach. Unexpectedly, she began to vomit afterward, so she quickly chewed some ginger to stop the nausea. The vomiting stopped, and to her surprise, her long-standing cough was also cured. Thereafter, Baixia boiled this plant with ginger to make a soup to treat villagers’ coughs, which proved very effective. However, the tubers of this plant were rich in juice and required multiple washings before use. One day, while washing the plant by the river, Baixia accidentally slipped and drowned. To commemorate her, locals named the plant “Baixia.” Later, people noticed it was harvested in summer and autumn, and over time, “Baixia” gradually became “Banxia” (Half Summer).

　　Xiangzhou District Traditional Chinese Medicine Planting Association

　　12600676

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