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Latin pharmacognostic name: Zingiberis Rhizoma Ustum

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in PRC Pharmacopoeia: Zingiber officinale (Wild.) Rosc. (PRC Pharmacopoeia)

Origin (other sources): Zingiber officinale (Willd.) Rosc.

Use: Medicinal

Category: Exterior-resolving agents / Warm acrid exterior-resolving agents

Properties: Acrid; warm.

Indications:

Warms the center and checks vomiting and retching.

stomach cold vomiting and retching; abdominal pain and diarrhea.

Notes: This is fresh whole root of ginger wrapped in cotton cloth and buried in hot embers and sliced before use. It is not as dry as dried ginger, and not as dissipating as fresh ginger.

See also: Shēng jiāng (生姜 Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens, fresh ginger)

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