Description

Fresh ginger

pharmaceutical name: rhizoma zingiberis officinalis

latin botanical name: zingiber officinale rosc.

pron. In japanese: shokyo

pron. In korean: saenggang

pron. In cantonese: sang kiong

common name: fresh ginger

distribution: most part of china

properties (characteristics) acrid, warm

channels (meridians) entered: lung, spleen, stomach

actions & indications: sheng jiang: evaporate the exterior and rid of coldness, warms the middle burner (jiao) and alleviates stuffy nose, pain of intestine hernia, vomiting, stops coughing with chronic lung disorders with phlegm, reduces the toxicity of other herbs (like fu zi, ban xia). For sweaty feet, frost bite, sore mouth and tongue, body order from armpits, itchiness, for preventing sea sickness.

gan jiang mean dry ginger. Gan jiang is mainly used in warming the middle, purge coldness, correct yangxu condition which is to improve circulation, rid of cold and pain of chest and of abdomen, lower back pain and chronic diarrhea.

pao jiang (hei jiang) mean baked ginger. It is for warming the digestive system, getting rid of heat due to deficiency, for cold pain of chest and abdomen, flatulence, diarrhea. Dysentry, stop bleeding, rid of clot blood, vomiting blood, diarrhea with blood, excessive bleeding during premenopausal stage.

生薑 主 治 ：驅寒溫中﹐通鼻﹐治小腸氙氣﹐嘔吐﹐肺虛痰多久咳﹐減輕其他藥物毒素(如附子﹐半夏)﹐腳汗多﹐凍瘡﹐口舌生瘡﹐狐臭﹐皮膚發癢﹐防暈船。

乾 薑 主 治 ：

溫 中 ， 散 寒 ， 回 陽 ，

宣 通 脈 。 心 腹 冷 痛 ， 腰 痛 ， 瀉 下 ，

反 胃 乾 嘔 ， 淤 血 ， 肕 血 。

炮 薑 (黑薑)主 治 ： 溫 脾 胃 ， 退 虛 熱 。 心 腹 冷 痛 ， 脹 滿 ，

下 痢 ， 霍 亂 ，止血、去瘀血﹐

肕 血 ， 吐 血 ， 血 痢 ， 崩 漏 。

medical functions: medical functions of sheng jiang:

1. Protects live cells from damage from ccl4 .

2. Anti bacteria (especially salmonella) and anti-trichomoniasis

3. Lowers blood lipids

4. Reduces pain

5. Anti inflammation

6. Anti coagulation of platelets

7. Anti allergy

8. Anti tumors

9. Anti hair growth: external use

10. Prevents sea sickness

chemical ingredients: 2-heptanol, 1,3,3-trimethyltricyclo[2,2,1,0] heptane, tricycline, alpha-pinene, beta-fenchene, beta-pinene, 5-hepten-2-one-6-mehtyl, myrcene, octanal, alpha-thujene, ziniberol, zingiberene, phellandrene,camphene, citral, linalol, methylheptenone, nonyl aldehyde, gingerol, gingediol, methylgingediol, gingediacetate, methygingediacetate, albizziin, zingerone, shogoal, farnesol, hexahydrocureumin, bisabolene, cureumene, d-borneol, 1-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-3, 5-octanedial, 5-diacetoxyoctane

dosage: fresh ginger: 3 ~ 8 grams per day in concoction.

dry ginger:1 ~ 3 grams per day, in powder form.

samples of formulae: sheng jiang: gui zhi tang, ma huang tang,

hei jiang (pao jiang): sheng hua tang

modern research: to be loaded

cautions: do not use when lung heat is present or in stomach heat with vomiting.

this statement has not been evaluated by the food and drug administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.