Warm, Spicy Herbs that Release the Exterior
Sheng Jiang 生姜
uncooked Rhizoma Zingiberis Fresh Ginger Rhizome
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Materia Medica Data
- Temperature
- Warm
- Nature & Flavour
- Spicy, Warm
- Channels Entered
- LU, SP, ST
- Latin (pharmaceutical)
- uncooked Rhizoma Zingiberis
- Chinese
- 生姜
- Tone Marks
- shēng jiāng
Chinese Herb Actions
- Releases the Exterior and Warms the Middle Jiao For exterior Wind-Cold, cold in the stomach causing vomiting, diarrhea and abdominal fullness with pain.
- Disperses Lung Cold and Stops Cough For Wind-Cold cough or chronic Lung problems with thin, white phlegm.
- Adjusts the Ying and the Wei levels For exterior deficiency when sweating does not improve the patient's condition.
- Reduces Toxicity From Other Herbs For detoxifying or treating over dosage from other herbs, such as Radix Lateralis Aconiti Carmichaeli Praeparata (Fu Zi) and Rhizoma Pinelliae Ternatae (Ban Xia).
Chinese Herb Dosage
- 3-9 grams.
- Part used: rhizome.
Chinese Herb Contraindications & Cautions
- Do not use in cases of Lung Heat, Stomach Heat, or Yin Deficiency.
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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