Gao Liang Jiang [1]

Posted by : admin on Feb 23, 2008 - 12:39 AM
Chinese Medicine Herbs / Warm the Interior And Expel Cold [2]

1 TASTE
Pungent and hot


2 MERIDIANS
Spleen and stomach


3 FUNCTIONS
To warm the spleen and stomach and stop pain


4 INDICATIONS
1 Cold and qi stagnation manifested as epigastric and abdominal pain. Galangal rhizome (Gao Liang Jiang [3]) is used with Cyerus tuber (Xiang Fu [4]) in the formula Liang Fu Wan.2. Cold in the stomach manifested as vomiting Galangal rhizome (Gaoliangjiang) is used with Pinellia tuber (Ban Xia [5]) and Fresh ginger (Sheng Jiang [6]).


5 DOSAGE
10-30 g


Gao Liang Jiang

Image of herb: Gao Liang Jiang [7]

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