dried ginger Zingiberis Rhizoma
Interior-warming medicinesVery hot
Source-based · educational reference
Traditional recorded function
Warm the middle and dispel cold, restore yang and unblock vessels, warm the lungs and resolve fluid retention
1. Used for spleen and stomach cold syndrome. 2. Used for Yang depletion syndrome. 3. Used for cold fluid retained in the lung with dyspnea and cough.
Nature & taste
PungentVery hot
Meridians entered
LungHeartStomachSpleen
Classical source
Middle grade《神農本草經》
味辛溫。主治胸滿咳逆上氣，溫中、止血，出汗，逐風濕痹，腸澼下利，生者尤良。久服去臭氣，通神明。生川穀。
Herbal properties
Very hotReinforcingAscendingDispersingDrying
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