Gan Jiang
乾薑 (乾姜) gān jiāng, "dried ginger"

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Warm the Interior and Expel Cold

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Pinyin Pronunciation:

	Tastes: Acrid		Dosage: 3-9g.

	Cautions: Contraindicated when there is internal heat from yin deficiency or when heat in the blood leads to bleeding. Use with caution during pregnancy. avoid use during Pregnancy		Meridians: Lung , Heart , Spleen , Stomach
	Preparation: No preparation data at this time		Quality: Consists of large, full, solid and heavy, powdery rhizomes with an intense aroma.
	Reference Source: Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (3rd edition) ('Bensky')		Notes: No notes at this time
	Formulas (32) bǎi yè tāng (Biota Twig Decoction) bàn xià xiè xīn tāng (Pinellia Decoction to Drain the Epigastrium) chái hú guì zhī gān jiāng tāng (Bupleurum, Cinnamon Twig, and Ginger Decoction) dà jiàn zhōng tāng (Major Construct the Middle Decoction) gān cǎo gān jiāng fù líng bái zhú tāng (Licorice, Ginger, Poria and Atractylodis Macrocephalae Decoction) gān cǎo gān jiāng tāng (Licorice and Ginger Decoction) gān jiāng rén shēn bàn xià wán (Ginger, Ginseng and Pinellia Pill) hòu pò wēn zhōng tāng (Magnolia Bark Decoction for Warming the Middle) hǔ qían wán (Hidden Tiger Pill) hǔ qían wàn modified (Hidden Tiger Pill from the Analytic Collection) huáng lián tāng (Coptis Decoction) lǐ zhōng ān huí tāng (Regulate the Middle and Calm Roundworms Decoction) lǐ zhōng wán (Regulate the Middle Pill) lìng gān wǔ wèi jiāng xīn tāng (Poria, Licorice, Schisandra, Ginger and Asarum Decoction) qīng shī huà tán tāng (Clear Dampness and Transform Phlegm Decoction) sān wù beì jí wán (Three-Substance pill for Emergencies) shào fū zhú yū tāng (Drive Out Blood Stasis in the Lower Abdomen Decoction) shēng jiāng xiè xīn tāng (Fresh Ginger Decoction to Drain the Epigastrium) shí pí yǐn (Bolster the Spleen Decoction) shū fēng huò xuè tāng (Disperse Wind and Invigorate Blood Decoction) sì nì tāng (Frigid Extremities Decoction) táo hūa tāng (Peach Blossom Decoction) wēn pí tāng (Warm the Spleen Decoction) wǔ jī sǎn (Five Accumulation Powder) wū méi wán (Mume Pill) xiǎo qīng lóng jiā shí gāo tāng (Minor Bluegreen Dragon Decoction plus Gypsum) xiǎo qīng lóng tāng (Minor Blue-green Dragon Decoction) xù mìng tāng (Prolong Life Decoction) yīn chén zhú fù tāng (Artemisia Yinchenhao, Atractylodes and Prepared Aconite Decoction) zhǐ shí xiāo pǐ wán (Immature Bitter Orange Pill to Reduce Focal Distention) zhōng mǎn fēn xiāo tāng (Separate and Reduce Fullness in the Middle Decoction) zhōng mǎn fēn xiāo wán (Separate and Reduce Fullness in the Middle Pill)

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Alternate Names:

Pharmaceutical: Zingiberis Rhizoma

Botanical:

Japanese: kankyō

Korean: keongang

Common: dried ginger rhizome

Temperature: Hot

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