Traditional Chinese Medicine/Sheng Jiang
< Traditional Chinese MedicineSheng-Fresh Jiang-Ginger
Fresh Ginger Root
(Chinese name:生姜)
Taste & Temperature:
Channels:
- Hand Tai Yin of Lung
- Foot Tai Yin of Spleen
- Foot Yang Ming of Stomach
Actions & Indications:
- disperse Wind-Cold (Warm & Spicy)
- warm the Lung, stop cough
- reduce the toxicity of Ban Xia, Tian Nan Xing
- harmonize Ying/Wei Qi
- warm the Middle Jiao, alleviate vomiting
Prepared forms of the herb:
- Sheng Jiang Pi (生姜皮) - diuretic
- Gan Jiang (干姜) - dried ginger root
Contraindications:
- Qi & Yin deficiency causing excessive sweating
- Lung Heat patterns
- vomiting due to Stomach Heat
Caution:
- Yin deficiency
- Blood deficiency
- chronic skin infection
Dosage: 1-3 qian (3-9 grams)
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