Gan Jiang

Herbs that warm the interior 

 

 

Channels: HT, LU, SP, ST

Properties: Spicy, Hot

Common: Dried Ginger Rhizome

Latin: dry Rhizoma Zingiberis

Actions:

  • Warm Middle Jiao
  • Warm Lung and transform phlegm
  • Warm channels and stop bleeding
  • Helping rescue damaged Yang

1.     Expel cold in the spleen and stomach. Abdominal cold pain, vomiting, diarrhea; e.g. Li Zhong Wan, with Ren Shen, Bai Zhu, Gan Cao

2.     Cold phelgm in Lung cause cough, wheezing with profuse white watery sputum; e.g. Xiao Qing Long Tang with Ma Haung, Xi Xin

3.     Cold in uterine channel cause such as dysmenorrheal, or uterine bleeding; e.g. with Ai Ye

4.     With Fu Zi can helping action of rescuing the damaged Yang

Dosage:

  • 3-12g. Use quick-frying to stop bleeding