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温里药 · Interior-warming

Dried ginger gān jiāng · 干姜

Zingiber officinale

Nature and flavour. Pungent, hot; Spleen, Stomach, Kidney, Heart and Lung systems.

Dried rhizome, warmer and more interior-acting than fresh ginger; traditionally used for cold in the middle and for warming the Lung.

性味归经。辛,热;归脾、胃、肾、心、肺经。

为干燥根茎,比生姜更温热、更偏走里;传统用于中焦寒证与温肺。

Classical category · no formulas, no dosages, no herb-drug combinations are given.
Safety. Warming herbs are described as unsuitable where heat signs, or yin deficiency with heat, are present.

传统认为温热类药在有热象,或阴虚有热者不宜。

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