Dried Ginger (GanJiang)
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【PROPERTI】Acrid,Hot
【CHANNELS ENTERED】Heart,Lung,Spleen,Stomach
【ACTIONS】
Warms the Middle and expels Cold;
Dispels Wind-Dampness seeping into the Lower Jiao;
Rescues Devastated Yang and expels Interior Cold;
Warms the Lungs and transforms thin mucus;
Warms the channels (unblocks the pulse) and stops bleeding
【Indications/Syndromes】
External Cold affecting the Spleen and Stomach;
Spleen and Stomach Yang Deficiencies;
Lower Jiao Wind-Cold-Damp Bi;
Devastated Yang with a very weak pulse and cold limbs;
Lung Cold with expectoration of thin, watery or white sputum;
Hemorrhage due to Deficiency Cold, especially uterine bleeding (only if the bleeding is chronic and pale in color with cold limbs, ashen white face and a soggy thin pulse)
【Cautions& Contraindications】
Contraindicated for those with Yin Deficiency with Heat signs.
Contraindicated for those with hemorrhage due to Blood Heat.
Use caution during pregnancy.