Herbs that Warm the Interior and Expel Cold
Gan Jiang 干姜
dry Rhizoma Zingiberis Dried Ginger Rhizome
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Materia Medica Data
- Temperature
- Hot
- Nature & Flavour
- Spicy, Hot
- Channels Entered
- HT, LU, SP, ST
- Latin (pharmaceutical)
- dry Rhizoma Zingiberis
- Chinese
- 干姜
- Tone Marks
- gān jiāng
Chinese Herb Contraindications & Cautions
- Do not use when there is internal heat from Yin Deficiency
- Do not use when there is bleeding due to Heat in the Blood
- Do not use during pregnancy
Sources & References
Compiled and edited by Thomas Dehli, Founder & Editor, Sacred Lotus
The information here is referenced from numerous sources — teachers, practitioners, class notes from Five Branches University, the books below, and the published research literature, with citations given as resolvable PubMed identifiers. Where sources disagree, I have flagged the discrepancies directly. If facts couldn't be verified, I have left them out. How we source our content.
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Chinese Herbs Books & References
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