Herb
Dried Ginger (Gan jiang)
干姜gan jiang
1 sourceRhizoma Zingiberis
Warms the centre and dispels cold and returns yang, warms the lung to transform phlegm-rheum, and warms the channels to staunch bleeding.
Used in 36 formulas
Source
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十六·菜部·干姜·主治（《本经》）
References
- functions_en self-translated from 本草纲目 traditional_functions (public domain; the Chinese tf carries verbatim excerpt_hash citations). No modern work consulted.
- WHO IST-TCM terminology-aligned for the English rendering.
- public pharmacopoeia & botanical facts (public-domain reference facts; no proprietary modern source).
Traditional functions
Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.
传统中医记载：《本经》载干姜主胸满咳逆上气、温中止血、出汗、逐风湿痹、肠澼下痢；《别录》寒冷腹痛、中恶霍乱胀满、风邪诸毒、皮肤间结气、止唾血；甄权谓治腰肾中疼冷冷气、破血去风、通四肢关节；大明谓消痰下气、治转筋吐泻、腹脏冷、反胃干呕。
Nature, flavor & meridians
Nature & flavor: 辛，温，无毒（《本经》；好古谓大热）；张元素谓大辛大热、阳中之阳。·Meridians: 心（手少阴）, 脾（足太阴）
Used in formulas
- Dried Ginger and Aconite Decoction
- Dried Ginger, Scutellaria, Coptis and Ginseng Decoction
- Dried Ginger, Ginseng and Pinellia Pill
- White Penetrating Decoction plus Pig Bile
- Unblock the Pulse Decoction for Frigid Extremities plus Pig Bile
- Pinellia and Dried Ginger Powder
- Peach Blossom Decoction
- Licorice and Dried Ginger Decoction
- White Penetrating Decoction
- Major Construct the Middle Decoction
- Biota Leaf Decoction
- Regulate the Middle Pill
- Frigid Extremities Decoction
- Licorice Decoction to Drain the Epigastrium
- Coptis Decoction
- Frigid Extremities plus Ginseng Decoction
- Mume Pill
- Unblock the Pulse Decoction for Frigid Extremities
- Ginseng Decoction
- Licorice, Dried Ginger, Poria and Atractylodes Decoction
- Poria, Licorice, Schisandra, Ginger and Asarum Decoction
- Si Shun Decoction
- Pinellia Decoction to Drain the Epigastrium
- Bupleurum, Cinnamon Twig and Dried Ginger Decoction
- Poria, Schisandra and Licorice Decoction minus Cinnamon Twig plus Dried Ginger, Asarum and Pinellia
- Fresh Ginger Decoction to Drain the Epigastrium
- Poria, Licorice and Schisandra Decoction plus Ginger, Asarum, Pinellia, Apricot Kernel and Rhubarb
- Minor Blue Dragon Decoction
- Poria, Licorice and Schisandra Decoction plus Ginger, Asarum, Pinellia and Apricot Kernel
- Poria Decoction for Frigid Extremities
- Cinnamon Twig and Ginseng Decoction
- Turtle Shell Decocted Pill
- Magnolia Bark and Ephedra Decoction
- Vaccaria Powder
- Ephedra and Cimicifuga Decoction
- Dioscorea Pill
Citations
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十六·菜部·荤辛类·干姜（《本经》中品）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十六·菜部·干姜·集解（白姜均姜）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十六·菜部·干姜·气味（《本经》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十六·菜部·干姜·发明（好古·心脾二经气分药）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its meridian tropism.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十六·菜部·干姜·主治（《本经》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十六·菜部·干姜·主治（《别录》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十六·菜部·干姜·主治（大明）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十六·菜部·干姜·气味（时珍·孕妇不可食令胎内消）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.