aromatic
Dried Ginger
干姜 · Gānjiāng
Zingiber officinale
Temperament
Hot
Geschmack
Pungent
Meridian
Spleen, Stomach, Kidney, Lung
Where fresh ginger disperses at the surface, dried ginger warms the interior's core — the fire-stoker of the middle burner. Sichuan's Qianwei 'jian jiang' has been the canonical grade for centuries. It rescues yang in collapse, warms the lungs to transform cold-phlegm, and damps the damp-cold diarrhea of winter.
🌿 Wirkung
- •Warms the middle and dispels interior cold
- •Rescues yang and revives the pulse
- •Warms the lung and transforms cold-phlegm
- •Stops bleeding from cold (charred)
📖 Anwendung
3–10 g in decoction; a few slices in winter soups and congee for daily warmth.
🔬 Moderne Forschung
Gingerols and shogaols are among the most studied digestive botanicals, with clinical evidence for nausea relief, thermogenesis, and gastrointestinal motility.
⚠️ Kontraindikationen
Avoid in yin-deficiency heat, blood-heat bleeding, and hot conditions generally.
