/ Functional Medicine/ Dried Ginger (Gan Jiang) Editor: Li Jingbai Proofreader: Li Zhenyun Image of Dried Ginger Dried Ginger (Gan Jiang) Dried Ginger (Gan Jiang) warms the middle, stops diarrhea, and controls bleeding. It consolidates the lungs to disperse water qi, treating water qi—excess moisture in the organ tissues.Dried Ginger is a strongly warming herb, … Read more
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————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————– The Chinese herb Dried Ginger (Gan Jiang) is actually the dried form of fresh ginger, which is obtained by drying and sunning fresh ginger. It is commonly used to brew tea or can be combined with other Chinese herbs for decoction. Dried Ginger has a spicy flavor and a warm nature, capable of clearing … Read more
Love Life, Love Research, Love Sharing I am Wang Shizhen “Shizhen Talks about Medicine” is being updatedMedicine and food share the same source; more research leads to better understanding and knowledge.May every family have a little health expert for adjustment. Hello everyone, I am Wang Shizhen, who loves research. Ginger has been a cooking ingredient … Read more
⇧Click the above “Jing Yi Guo Xue” and reply with “Secret Recipe” to obtain the “Special Recipe for Treating Pharyngitis” Fresh ginger (Sheng Jiang) and dried ginger (Gan Jiang) both belong to the Zingiberaceae family and are the rhizomes of the ginger plant. The difference lies in that fresh ginger is the fresh rhizome of … Read more
Fresh ginger (Sheng Jiang) and dried ginger (Gan Jiang) both originate from the rhizome of the ginger plant (Zingiber officinale). Processed ginger (Pao Jiang) and ginger charcoal (Jiang Tan) are products derived from dried ginger. Although they share the same root, fresh ginger and dried ginger are different cultivated varieties of the same plant. Fresh … Read more
The Effects and Functions of Dried Ginger 1. Warming the Middle and Dispelling Cold This herb is pungent, hot, and dry, primarily entering the spleen and stomach, excelling at warming the middle and dispelling cold, and invigorating spleen yang. It is suitable for all cold conditions of the spleen and stomach, whether due to external … Read more
Ginger is not only a seasoning but also an important medicinal material in Yao medicine. The earliest record of ginger as a medicine is found in the “Shennong Bencao Jing” (Shennong’s Classic of Materia Medica), which states that dried ginger (Gan Jiang) “is used for chest fullness, cough, counterflow of qi, warming the middle, stopping … Read more
Ginger is not only a seasoning but also an important medicinal herb in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). The earliest medicinal record of ginger is found in the “Shennong Bencao Jing” (Shennong’s Classic of Materia Medica), which states that dried ginger (gan jiang) “is used for chest fullness, cough, and counterflow of qi, warms the middle, … Read more
Introduction: The “Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing” provides a detailed description of dried ginger: “Dried ginger, pungent and warm in flavor, is used for chest fullness, cough, counterflow of qi, warming the middle, stopping bleeding, inducing sweating, expelling wind-dampness, treating intestinal masses and diarrhea; it is especially good when fresh, and long-term use eliminates odor, … Read more