Gan Jiang乾薑
Rhizoma ZingiberisDried ginger rhizome
Also known asPao Jiang
- Category
- Herbs that warm the Interior
- Channels entered
- Spleen, Stomach, Heart, Lung
- Dosage
- 3–9 g
Actions & indications
- Warms the middle and disperses cold
- Restores devastated yang
- Warms the lungs and transforms thin mucus
Preparation
Blast-frying (Pao Jiang) makes it less dispersing and more astringent — the form reached for when cold-deficiency bleeding is the problem.