What kind of medicinal flower is Pinellia ternata?

I. Source

It is the plant Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Breit. of the Araceae family. Also known as three-leaf pinellia, three-leaf old, three-step jump, hemp jade fruit, swallow tail, etc. The tuber is used as medicine. Pinellia ternata is toxic and cannot be used as medicine without processing; it is a toxic plant. It is mainly produced in the southern provinces (autonomous regions), and is also produced in the Northeast, North China, and the provinces along the Yangtze River basin.

II. Plant characteristics

Pinellia ternata is a perennial herbaceous plant of the Araceae family. The underground tuber is spherical, the leaves are basal, and the leaf blade is palmate and trifoliolate. Bulbils grow at the leaf stalk or the branching point of the leaflets and can be used as propagation material. Plants growing from the tuber can send up flower stems, with a spadix inflorescence surrounded by a spathe, and berries that are green when young and red when ripe.

III. Ecological characteristics

It has strong reproductive capacity, is cold-tolerant, and is not drought-tolerant; it avoids exposure to scorching sun. Pinellia ternata prefers a warm, shady, and humid environment and grows in sandy loam soil. It can be seen in front of and behind houses, and in the wild by streams and under forests. The previous crop is best as legumes and corn, and heavy clay soil should be avoided.