Pharmaceutical name: 英文藥名﹕	Rhizoma Arisaematis
Botanical name: 學名﹕	Arisaema heterophyllum Blume
Pron. in Japanese: 日語發音﹕	maizuru tennan sho
Pron. in Korean: 韓語發音﹕
Pron. in Cantonese: 粵音﹕	tin1 naam4 sing1
Other Names: 別名﹕	da ye yu tou 大野芋頭，du jiao lian 獨角蓮，hu zhang 虎掌。
Common Name: 英文名﹕	Jack In The Pulpit,  Jack-In-The-Pulpit,
Distribution: 產地﹕	Produced in most provinces of China, except northwest area and Xizang (Tibet). 除西北、西藏外，大部分省區都有分佈。
Properties (characteristics)﹕ 性味﹕
Channels (meridians) entered:   歸經﹕
Medical functions: 藥理﹕	anti convulsion, expectorant, sedation, analgesia, sedation anti-cancer 抗惊厥，化痰，鎮靜，止痛，抗癌作用。
Actions & Indications: 主治﹕	being used in stroke with abundance of phlegm, paralysis, epilepsy, tetanus, insect and snake bites, tumors, arrhythmia. 治療中風痰壅，口眼喎斜，半身不遂，癲癇，破風傷，蛇蟲. 咬傷，癰腫，心律不整等疾病。
Chemical ingredients: 化學成份﹕
Dosage: 用量﹕
Samples of formulae :處方舉例﹕	For acute lympoma: he rong san jian wan 用于治療失荣症 (急性淋巴癌）： 和榮散堅丸
Modern Research: 現代研究﹕
Toxicity & Cautions: 毒素與禁忌﹕	The whole plant is toxic. The herb must be prepared before use. Dan nan xing is prepared by using pig's bile. It is more effective and safer. 天南星全株有毒，根、莖等部份都含有毒的生物鹼及苛辣性毒素。