Chinese name: ginger

Latin name: Zingiber officinale Roscoe

Alias : ginger, dry ginger, ginger skin.

Family : Zingiberaceae

Taste : Pungent, slightly warm.

Transmission : Entering the lung, spleen and stomach meridians.

Functions: dispersing cold from the exterior, warming the lungs to stop vomiting, warming the lungs to stop coughing, resolving phlegm to stop coughing and detoxifying the toxin, commonly used in the treatment of external wind-cold and cold stomach and vomiting.

Use and dosage: decoction, 3~9 grams, or mashed juice.

Origin: Widely cultivated in various provinces and districts of China, Japan, India, Guatemala, Jamaica.