Herb
Fresh Ginger (Sheng jiang)
生姜sheng jiang
1 sourceRhizoma Zingiberis Recens
Dispels wind-cold and releases the exterior, checks vomiting and transforms phlegm, and downbears qi; raw it disperses and cooked it harmonizes the centre.
Used in 62 formulas
Source
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十六·菜部·荤辛类·生姜·主治（《本经》《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：《本经》载生姜久服去臭气、通神明；《别录》归五脏、除风邪寒热、伤寒头痛鼻塞、咳逆上气、止呕吐、去痰下气；李时珍谓生用发散、熟用和中。
Nature, flavor & meridians
Nature & flavor: 辛，微温，无毒（《别录》）；张元素谓辛而甘温、气味俱厚、浮而升、为阳。
Used in formulas
- Fresh Ginger Decoction to Drain the Epigastrium
- Tangerine Peel Decoction
- Honey-Fried Licorice Decoction
- Cinnamon Twig Decoction minus Peony plus Ephedra, Asarum and Aconite
- Minor Pinellia Decoction Plus Poria
- Magnolia Bark, Fresh Ginger, Pinellia, Licorice and Ginseng Decoction
- Minor Pinellia Decoction
- Chinese Angelica, Ginger and Mutton Decoction
- Cinnamon Twig, Ginger and Immature Bitter Orange Decoction
- Gardenia, Fresh Ginger and Prepared Soybean Decoction
- Cinnamon Twig and Aconite Decoction
- Cinnamon Twig plus Cinnamon Decoction
- Half Cinnamon Twig and Half Ephedra Decoction
- Cinnamon Twig minus Cinnamon plus Poria and Atractylodes Decoction
- Cinnamon Twig minus Peony plus Aconite Decoction
- Cinnamon Twig minus Peony Decoction
- Remove Cinnamon Add Atractylodes Decoction
- Inula and Hematite Decoction
- Cinnamon Twig minus Peony plus Dichroa Leaf, Oyster Shell and Dragon Bone Decoction to Restore from Counterflow
- Discharge Pus Decoction
- Belamcanda and Ephedra Decoction
- Maidservant from Yue Decoction Plus Pinellia
- Tangerine Peel, Bitter Orange and Ginger Decoction
- Cinnamon Twig Decoction plus Magnolia Bark and Apricot Kernel
- Evodia Decoction
- Maidservant from Yue Decoction
- Preserve the Primal Qi Decoction
- Sun Spurge Decoction
- Bupleurum plus Dragon Bone and Oyster Shell Decoction
- Two-Parts Cinnamon Twig One-Part Ephedra Decoction
- Tangerine Peel and Bamboo Shavings Decoction
- Clam Shell Decoction
- Poria and Licorice Decoction
- True Warrior Decoction
- Cinnamon Twig plus Kudzu Decoction
- Atractylodes and Aconite Decoction
- Astragalus and Cinnamon Twig Five-Substance Decoction
- Cinnamon Twig plus Rhubarb Decoction
- Cinnamon Twig Decoction Plus Astragalus
- Cinnamon Twig plus Aconite Decoction
- Cinnamon Twig Decoction
- Kudzu Decoction
- Major Blue Dragon Decoction
- Four Gentlemen Decoction
- Cinnamon Twig plus Peony Decoction
- Minor Construct the Middle Decoction
- Bupleurum plus Mirabilite Decoction
- Trichosanthes Root and Cinnamon Twig Decoction
- Major Bupleurum Decoction
- Cinnamon Twig, Peony and Anemarrhena Decoction
- Minor Bupleurum Decoction
- Cinnamon Twig Decoction plus Peony, Fresh Ginger and Ginseng (New Supplement)
- Scutellaria plus Pinellia and Fresh Ginger Decoction
- Kudzu plus Pinellia Decoction
- Two-Parts Cinnamon Twig One-Part Yuebi Decoction
- Tangkuei Decoction for Frigid Extremities plus Evodia and Fresh Ginger
- Magnolia Bark Seven-Substance Decoction
- Ephedra, Forsythia and Adzuki Bean Decoction
- Running Piglet Decoction
- Warm the Menses Decoction
- Bupleurum and Cinnamon Twig Decoction
- Bamboo Leaf Decoction
Citations
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十六·菜部·荤辛类·生姜（条目标题·《别录》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·荤辛类·生姜·释名（紫姜/子姜/母姜）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·荤辛类·生姜·气味（藏器·张元素）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·荤辛类·生姜·主治（《本经》《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·荤辛类·生姜·主治（时珍·生发散熟和中）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·荤辛类·生姜·气味（之才·为使杀毒畏恶）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十六·菜部·荤辛类·生姜·气味（孙思邈·孕妇慎）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.