Ginger

Latin Name: Zingiber officinale

Chinese Name: GanJiang

Traditional Uses

Actions: Has stomachic and antiemetic, and hypertensive effects; reinvigorates yang, nourishes lungs, and resolves phlegm.

Applications: Vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, cold limbs, minute pulse, and cough due to retention of cold; rheumatic pain due to cold and moisture.

It is traditionally used to treat digestion related cancers.

Reference: Hung-yen Hsu, Ph.D. and Associates: Oriental Materia Medica A Concise Guide 1986, Keats Publishing