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| Chinese Name |
Shengjiang |
| Latin |
Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens |
| English Name |
Fresh Ginger |
| Key Characteristics |
Acrid-warm herb that releases the exterior |
| Source |
Fresh rhizome of Zingiber officinale(Willd.) Rosc.(Fam. Zingiberaceae)
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| Property, Flavor and Meridians Entered |
Acrid, slightly warm. Lung, Spleen, Stomach
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| Actions |
To release the exterior and dispel cold, warm the stomach and arrest vomiting, and resolve phlegm and relieve cough
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| Indications |
Common cold, vomiting caused by cold in the stomach, cough with expectoration of cold-phlegm, in addition, used to treat acute bacillary dysentery, ascariasis, facial paralysis, toothache and vitiligo
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| Special Usage |
Take the decoction or juice |
| Precaution |
It is forbidden to give to patients with exuberant heat, or heat from yin deficiency.
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| Chemical Composition |
It mainly contains volatile oil.
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