The legend of the origin of Pinellia ternata

The legend of the origin of Pinellia ternata

Regarding the origin of the term "Pinellia", it is generally believed that it is because Pinellia grows around the summer solstice. At this time, the energy between heaven and earth is no longer pure yang, and summer is almost halfway through, so it is called Pinellia.

There is also a touching story about the origin of Pinellia ternata.

Legend has it that a long time ago, there was a girl named Baixia. One day, she went to the field to cut grass and accidentally dug up a tuber of a plant growing underground. Because Bai Xia was very hungry, she tried to put the tuber into her mouth and eat it, thinking that she could use it to satisfy her hunger. But she started vomiting after eating, so she quickly ate ginger to stop vomiting. Unexpectedly, after eating, the woman's cough that had not been cured for a long time was cured.

After that, Bai Xia started to make soup with this tuber and ginger and gave it to the villagers to help them treat coughs, with very good results. Since this tuber is very juicy, it needs to be washed several times. Once, when Bai Xia was helping the villagers wash medicine, she accidentally fell into the river and died. In order to commemorate this beautiful and kind girl, people called this medicine Baixia. Later, people gradually discovered that this plant was usually picked in summer and autumn, so it was gradually changed to Pinellia.