sheng jiang

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生姜·Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens

Fresh Ginger Rhizome

About sheng jiang

Sheng Jiang (生姜) is the fresh ginger rhizome, recorded as Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens. It is acrid in flavour and slightly warm, entering the Lung, Spleen and Stomach channels. The catalogue files it among the acrid, warm herbs that release the Exterior. Dried and roasted forms are entered separately as Gan Jiang and Pao Jiang.

Names

Pinyin	sheng jiang·sheng jiang (pao)
Chinese	生姜
Latin Name	Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens
English Name	Fresh Ginger Rhizome
Japanese	shokyo
Korean	saenggang

Classification

Category: Acrid, Warm, Release Exterior
Channels: Lung, Stomach, Spleen
Flavour: Acrid
Temperature: Slightly Warm
Part used: Rhizome
Family: Zingiberaceae
Species: Zingiber Officinale
Tags: Chinese Herbs, Common

Actions and indications

Releases the Exterior, induces sweating and disperses Cold

Wind-Cold
A mild Wind-Cold Exterior pattern combined with Stomach Cold, bringing vomiting, loose bowels, and a full, painful abdomen

Warms the Middle Jiao and stops vomiting

Stomach Cold, particularly when vomiting is present

Warms the Lungs, disperses Cold and stops cough

Wind-Cold cough
Cough from Lung deficiency with Phlegm
Chronic Lung complaints with thin, white phlegm

Reduces the toxicity of other herbs and of seafood

Seafood poisoning
Toxicity from other herbs, including moderating processed Fu Zi and Ban Xia, with which it is often cooked

Harmonizes the Ying and Wei

Tai Yang wind-strike (Zhong Feng): deficient-type Wind-Cold
Exterior deficiency that sweating alone does not resolve, paired with Da Zao

Combinations

da zao
Exterior Wind-Cold; strengthens the Spleen to ease nausea, vomiting and epigastric pain; guards Stomach Qi and lessens irritation of the digestive tract by the other herbs; harmonises Ying and Wei in Tai Yang Zhong Feng; keeps tonifying herbs from generating Dampness in the Middle Jiao; stops Phlegm from accumulating; nourishes Blood, shields against damage from harsh Blood-moving herbs and helps Qi to move
zhi ban xia
Vomiting from a range of causes, Stomach Cold among them; Phlegm-Damp cough with sputum
zhu ru + pi pa ye + huang lian
Stomach Qi Deficiency with vomiting from Heat
zi su ye + xing ren + zi wan + chen pi
Wind-Cold invading the Lungs, with cough and copious sputum
zhu li
Phlegm-Heat with cough and headache; Wind-Stroke from obstructing Phlegm, with numbness and loss of speech
zhi tian nan xing + zhi ban xia
Detoxification.
zi su ye
Seafood poisoning with vomiting and diarrhea
chen pi
Nausea and hiccups from Cold-Damp blocking the Middle Jiao
gui zhi
Exterior Wind-Cold with fever and chills, no sweating and body aches, by inducing a strong sweat; warms and clears thin mucus in the Stomach, with hiccup, nausea, acid reflux or vomiting of clear fluid, and Stomach pain
gui zhi + da zao
Brings Ying and Wei into harmony so pathogens are expelled
ma huang
Any externally contracted Wind-Cold disorder, by inducing a strong sweat; above all Wind-Cold binding Lung Qi, giving cough and wheezing, where Lung Qi cannot descend and nausea and vomiting follow

Dosage

Age	Raw	Granule	Tincture	Concentrate	Frequency
Any 1-10g; Tincture: 1-2ml	1-10 g	—	1-2 ml	—	—

Cautions

contraindication Exterior deficiency with sweating that comes on by itself
contraindication Lung Heat
contraindication Stomach Heat with vomiting
contraindication Heat signs from deficient Yin, such as a dry mouth and throat or night sweats; being warm and drying, it aggravates Heat and Dryness
caution Large or concentrated amounts, well beyond culinary use, have been linked with reduced platelet aggregation
pregnancy Any therapeutic use in pregnancy, including for nausea, is for a qualified practitioner to decide, not for self-directed high-dose supplements

Interactions

Drug interactions

Warfarin, aspirin, clopidogrel and other anticoagulants or antiplatelets: evidence is mixed; ginger use has been associated with bleeding events and a raised INR in patients on warfarin, while a crossover study found no effect on warfarin, so patients should tell their prescriber

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