1 TASTE
Pungent and warm
2 MERIDIANS
Lung, spleen and stomach
3 FUNCTIONS
- To promote diaphoresis and release the exterior;
- To warm the spleen and stomach and alleviate vomiting;
- To warm the lungs and alleviate cough.
4 INDICATIONS
- Wind-cold exterior syndrome manifested as chills, fever, headache and nasal obstruction. The herb is used to strengthen the diaphoretic function.
- Vomiting due to cold in the stomach. Fresh ginger (Sheng Jiang [3]) is often used with Pinellia tuber (Ban Xia [4]). In vomitin due to heat in the stomach, Fresh ginger (Shengjiang) should be used with Bamboo shaving (Zhu Ru [5]) and Coptis root (Huang Lian [6]).
5 DOSAGE
3-10g
6 COUTIONS
This herb is contraindicated in yin deficiency with excessive heat in the interior.
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