GAN JIANG

Names for Gan Jiang
Pharmaceutical:	Rhizoma Zingiberis Officinalis
Botanical:	Zingiber officinalis (Willd.) Roscoe (Zingiberaceae)
Other names:	Dan Gan Jiang, Jun Jiang, Chuan Gan Jiang
Description:	Ginger Rhizome.

Actions
Warms the Middle; Rescues Yang; Warms the Lungs; Transforms Phlegm; ...

Origin of gan jiang
Sichuan, Hubei, Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, Guizhou.;

Preparation of gan jiang
The drug is collected in winter. After the aerial parts have been removed, the rhizomes are cleaned, dried in the sun or at low temperature, and cut into slices. Rhizomes can also be processed.;

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