Ginger Sheng Jiang and Gan Jiang Rz. Zingiberis Officianalis Recens
Properties: pungent slightly warm
Channels: Lung Stomach Spleen
Functions: Fresh/Sheng Jiang: Eliminates nausea and vomiting, resolves sputum
Disperses cold and alleviates cough.
Adjusts nutritive and protective Qi.
Reduces toxicity of other herbs.
Dried/Gan Jiang: warms the middle burner and dispels pathogenic cold.
Cold pain in chest and stomach with vomiting and diarrhea.
Dosage in decoction: 3-9 g
References:
1. Yang, Jianfeng OMD. Dietetic Chinese Herbal Medicine. Seattle, Washington.
2. Saltzman, Mark and Marisa. 1992. Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica Study Guide.
Complementary Medicine Press. Brookline, Massachusetts. p. 5.
Chinese Pharmacopoeia Index