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Ginger
Botanical name
Zingiber officinale
Family
Zingiberaceae
Pin yin name
Gan Jiang
Pin yin description
(jiang is the general term for ginger; gan means dried; this item is distinguished from fresh ginger, Sheng Jiang, and from roasted ginger, Pao Jiang)
Other common names
Dry Ginger, Ginger Root (the rhizome is used, but it is often referred to as the root)
Part used
Rhizome
(dug up in winter, with fibrous roots removed)
Taste
Pungent
Nature
Warm
Traditional Chinese uses
Warms the center, rescues yang from collapse, warms the lung, relieves phlegm-fluid accumulation
Traditional Chinese applications
Abdominal pain due to cold; stomach cold with vomiting, and diarrhoea; yang exhaustion syndromes with severe chilliness, slow pulse, and aching; cough and wheezing due to cold phlegm in the lungs
Possible unwanted effects
None noted
Herb drug interactions
None reported
TCM and other contraindications
Yin deficiency with heat signs; reckless movement of hot blood; specifically to be used with caution during pregnancy
Formulas
Not currently used in Sen tablet formulas
Author
Subhuti Dharmananda, Ph.D. Institute for Traditional Medicine



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