|
Fresh ginger (Shengjiang)
Pharmaceutical
Name : Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens
Botanical Name : Zingiber officinale Willd.
Rosc
Common Name : Fresh ginger
Source of Earliest Record : Mingyi Bielu
Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical
Preparations : The rhizomes are dug from September
to November. After the fibrous roots have
been removed, the rhizomes are washed, cut
into slices and pounded to extract the juice,
or the skin is peeled off for usage.
Properties & Taste : Pungent and warm
Meridians : Lung, spleen and stomach
Functions:
1. To promote diaphoresis and release the
exterior;
2. To warm the spleen and stomach and alleviate
vomiting;
3. To warm the lungs and alleviate cough
Indications & Combinations:
1. Wind-cold exterior syndrome manifested
as chills, fever, headache and nasal obstruction.
The herb is used to strengthen the diaphoretic
function.
2. Vomiting due to cold in the stomach.
Fresh ginger (Shengjiang) is often used with
Pinellia tuber (Banxia). In vomiting due to
heat in the stomach, Fresh ginger (Shengjiang)
should be used with Bamboo shavings (Zhuru)
and Coptis root (Huanglian).
Dosage: 3-10 g
Cautions & Contraindications: This herb
is contraindicated in yin deficiency with
excessive heat in the interior. |
