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乾薑 Dried Ginger Gan Jiang

ID: D00659

Pharmaceutical Name:
Rhizoma Zingiberis

Latin name:
Zingiber officinale (Wild.) Rosc.

Location: 7

Chinese Name

乾薑

Chinese Pinyin

Gan Jiang

English Name

Dried Ginger

Family

Zingiberaceae

Taste

pungent

Odour

fragrant
distinctive

Clinical Indications

1. Pain and cold feeling in the lower abdomen, diarrhoea, vomiting
2. Cough with thin sputum
3. Shock

Display Category

Commonly Used TCM

Function Category

Interior-Warming Drugs

Medicine Category

Plant

Source

Eu Yan Sang (HK) Ltd.

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