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Sheng Jiang / Ginger (market fresh) Rhizome

Taste: Acrid • Temperature: Warm • Category: Exterior Releasing - Warm • Sub Category:
Dosage 3-9g	Actions 1. Releases the exterior & disperses cold: for exterior cold patterns. 2. Warms the middle burner & alleviates vomiting: for cold in the Stomach, especially where there is vomiting. 3. Disperses cold & stops coughing: for coughing due to both acute wind-cold cough patterns & chronic Lung disorders with phlegm. 4. Reduces the toxicty of other herbs: for detoxifying or treating overdoses from other herbs such as fu zi or ban xia. 5. Adjusts the nutritive & protective qi: for patients suffering from exterior deficiency who sweat without an improvement in their condition.	Meridians Lung, Spleen, Stomach	Cautions Contraindicated in cases of Lung heat, or Stomach heat with vomiting.

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