Gao Liang Jiang
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Nutrition and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM):
Factoids:
English Name: alpinia, galanga, lesser galangal rhizome
Pharmacuetical Name: Rhizoma Alpiniae Officinarum
Properties: acrid, hot
Temperature: hot
Channels: ST, SP
Flavors: pungent
Special Properties:
disperses cold
Actions / Indications:
- Warms the middle jiao, relieves pain (vomiting, hiccups,
epigastric and abdominal pain, diarrhea due to cold in middle jiao)
Special Notes:
- Compare to Gan Jiang
Contraindications:
- (cc: yin deficiency with heat sign)
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