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Sheng-Fresh Jiang-Ginger
Fresh Ginger Root
(Chinese name:生姜)
Taste & Temperature:
../Xin-Spicy/
../Wen-Warm/
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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