California License Exam, Pacific College Comps
Zingiberis Rhizoma recens
Fresh Ginger
Release the Exterior
Acrid
Slightly Warm
Releases the Exterior
Dispels Cold
Warms the Middle Jiao
Warms the Lungs
Stops Vomiting
Stops Coughing
Reduces Herbal Toxicity
Lung heat or Stomach heat with vomiting. Use caution with yin deficiency and qi deficiency. Do not use daily long-term, as internal heat will accumulate.
3-9g. 30g maximum. May use topically ground into a paste.
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