Ingredient: Ginger root (sheng jiang).
FUNCTIONS: Resolves surface, induces diaphoresis, warms the middle jiao, controls vomiting, removes seafood poisoning or the toxicity of other herbs.*
* This statement has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
| Mandarin: 生薑 Pin-Yin: Sheng Jiang English: Fresh Ginger Korean: 신곡 Romaji: Shokyo Kanji: 生姜 Kampo: No |
Pharmaceutical Name:
- Zingiberis Rhizoma recens
Sources:
- Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica (Bensky et al.)
Properties:
- Slightly warm, acrid
Channels Entered:
- Lung, stomach, spleen
Herb Actions:
- Releases the exterior and dispels cold
- Brings warmth to the middle burner
- Brings warmth to the lungs to alleviate cough
- Relieves toxicity
Contraindications:
- Not recommended for those with excess heat, especially with exterior or yin deficiency
Commonly Found In:
- Pinellia & Ginger Combination, Minor Bupleurum Combination, Ginseng & Longan Combination