Overview: This product is the rhizome of the ginger plant Alpinia officinarum Hance. Excavated in late summer and early autumn. Dry. For raw use. ?
Alias: Alpinia galangal, Alpinia galangal, Alpinia galangal?
Medicinal properties category: Not yet classified?
Nature, flavor and meridian tropism: pungent, hot. Returns to the spleen and stomach meridians.
Functions and indications: dissipate heat and relieve pain, warm and relieve vomiting. It is used for cold pain in the epigastrium, vomiting and fullness.
Usage and dosage: Oral administration, decoction, 2.4-4.5g, or into pills or powder. The dosage should not be large.
Storage: Store in a dry place.
Clinical application:
1. Tiaozhong Decoction ("Yangyu Baoqing Collection") treats postpartum constipation, abdominal pain, or diarrhea and bowel sounds as if stabbed by a cone knife. : 10g each of galangal, angelica, osmanthus, peony, aconite, and chuanxiong, 5g licorice. Decoct in water, take 1 dose daily, divided into 2 times. In the prescription, galangal dissipates heat and relieves pain, and is a king medicine.
2. Liangfu Wan ("Liangfang Jixi") treats liver stagnation and qi stagnation, epigastric pain caused by cold stomach, chest tightness and hypochondriac pain, menstrual cramps, etc.: Galangal (wash with wine, roasted and ground) ), Cyperus rotundus (washed with vinegar, roasted and grinded) 3g each. To make a powder, add 1 spoon of ginger juice and 1 point of salt to rice soup and make a pill. Take 6g each time, 2 times a day, under warm water. In the prescription, galangal dissipates heat, relieves pain, and promotes qi, making it a king medicine.
3. Chicken Tongue Fragrance Powder ("Zhizhi Fang Lun") to treat cold and cold meals, which have been accumulated for a long time: 30g each of galangal, spicy cinnamon, cyperus rotundus, black medicine, and phylloxera, 15g licorice . Take the powder above, take 6g each time, add a little salt to the boiling soup and drink it. The galangal in the prescription warms the body and promotes qi, and is a king medicine. ?