Herb

Galangal (Gao liang jiang)

高良姜gao liang jiang
1 sourceRhizoma Alpiniae Officinarum

Warms the stomach and dispels cold to relieve cold epigastric pain and vomiting, and fortifies the spleen.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十四·草部·高良姜·主治（《别录》）

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：《别录》载高良姜主暴冷、胃中冷逆、霍乱腹痛；陈藏器谓下气益声、好颜色、止痢；甄权谓治风破气、腹内久冷气痛、去风冷痹弱；大明谓转筋泻痢、反胃呕食、解酒毒、消宿食；李时珍谓健脾胃、宽噎膈、破冷癖、除瘴疟。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛，大温，无毒（《别录》根）；马志谓辛、苦、大热；张元素谓辛、热、纯阳、浮也，入足太阴、阳明经。·Meridians: 脾（足太阴）, 胃（足阳明）

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·芳草类·高良姜（《别录》中品）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·高良姜·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·高良姜·气味（《别录》根）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·高良姜·气味（元素·入足太阴阳明经）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its meridian tropism.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·高良姜·主治（《别录》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·高良姜·主治（甄权）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·高良姜·主治（大明）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·高良姜·主治（时珍）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·高良姜·气味（《别录》根）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.