Nutrients
Pinellic acid from the tuber of Pinellia ternata Breitenbach, i.e., 9S, 12S, 13S-trihydroxy-10E-octadecenoic acid
Herbs and Herbal Extracts
The tuber of Pinellia ternata Breitenbach
General Background
Pinellia ternate (called “Ban Xia” in Chinese) is an active herbal component of the traditional Chinese herbal medicine recipe Xiao-Qing-Long-Tang.
Effects and Interactions
The herbal extract may have oral adjuvant activity for influenza HA nasal vaccine.
Reference
Nagai, T., Kiyohara, H., Munakata, K., et al. (2002) Pinellic acid from the tuber of Pinellia ternata Breitenbach as an effective oral adjuvant for nasal influenza vaccine. Int Immunopharmacol 2, 1183-93.
