Sheng Jiang - 生姜 - Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens

Properties: Pungent, warm

Meridans Entered:
Primary: Lung, Spleen and Stomach

Traditional Actions/Indications:

Releases the Exterior, induces perspiration and disperses Cold
Wind-Cold
Warms the Middle and stops vomiting
Cold in the Stomach especially with vomiting
Warms the Lungs and stops coughing
Cough due to Wind-Cold Cough due to Lung Deficiency with Phlegm
Reduces the toxicity of other herbs and seafood
Herb toxicity or seafood poisoning
Adjusts the Ying and Wei - normalizes the flow of Qi at the center
Taiyang Zhong Feng - Wind-Cold with Deficiency

Suggested Daily Dosage: 3-10g in decoction.

Cautions: It should be used with caution for yin deficiency with internal heat and heat exuberance because it helps promote fire and injure yin.

Interactions:

Anti-coagulants: Slows blood clotting, possibly by inhibition of thromboxane synthase, so may have additive effect with warfarin, heparin, aspirin and NSAIDs.
Calcium channel blockers: May work in a similar method to reduce blood pressure and so have an additive effect on these medications.
Antidiabetic drugs: Lowers blood sugar so may have additive effect on medications that also lower blood sugar.
Recommended to stop 2 weeks before surgery due to risk of possible mutagenesis, bleeding complications with warfarin, antiplatelet, risk of hyperglycaemia and abrupt discontinuation producing benzodiazepine withdrawal like symptoms (Ang-Lee, Moss & Yuan, 2001; Yilmaz & Çifci, 2018).
Anaesthetics: reduces nausea (Phillips, Ruggier & Hutchinson, 1993).

Notable Constituents:

Gingerol
Beta-hydroxy ketones that are a relative of capsaicin and piperine and activates the spice receptors on the tongue. It may inhibit adipogenesis and act as an antineoplastic agent, anti-inflammatory, anti-fungal, antioxidant, neuroprotective and gastroprotective properties. It has also been investigated for facilitate healthy glucose regulation for diabetics and as a potential mitochondrial uncoupling agent, generating heat instead of ATP, triggering mitochondrial biogenesis and browning of white adipose tissue as a response to the ATP deficit. There are 6-gingerol (also sometimes referred to as simply gingerol), 8-gingerol, 10-gingerol, and 12-gingerol variations.
Zingibain
Cysteine protease that catalyses the preferential cleavage of peptides with a proline residue at the P2 position. It has two distinct forms, ginger protease I (GP-I) and ginger protease II (GP-II). However, it has a short shelf life so is rarely used in the food industry to tenderise meats but is used to make ginger milk curd in Chinese desserts.

Appears in 158 formulae listed on this site: (click to display)

Ba Zhen Tang (Eight Treasure Decoction)
From: Collected Treatises of Jing-Yue by Zhang Jie Bin / Zhang Jing Yue (1624)

Bai Zhu Fu Zi Tang (White Atractylodes and Aconite Acessory Root Decoction)
From: Essentials from the Golden Cabinet by Zhang Zhong-Jing (c. 220)

Ban Xia Bai Zhu Tian Ma Tang (Pinellia, Atractylodes and Gastrodia Decoction)
From: Awakening of the Mind in Medical Studies by Cheng Guo-Peng (1732)

Ban Xia Hou Po Tang (Pinellia and Magnolia Bark Decoction)
From: Essentials from the Golden Cabinet by Zhang Zhong-Jing (c. 220)

Bao Chan Wu You Fang (Worry Free Formula to Protect Birth)
From: Fu Qing-Zhu's Women's Disorders by Fu Qing-Zhu (1826)

Ben Tun Tang (Running Piglet Decoction)
From: Essentials from the Golden Cabinet by Zhang Zhong-Jing (c. 220)

Cang Fu Dao Tan Tang (Atractylodes and Cyperus Decoction to Guide Out Phlegm)
From: Unknown

Chai Ge Jie Ji Tang (Bupleurum and Kudzu Decoction to Release the Muscle Layer)
From: Six Texts on Cold Damage (1445) by Tao Hua

Chai Hu Gui Zhi Tang (Bupleurum and Cinnamon Twig Decoction)
From: Discussion of Cold Damage by Zhang Zhong-Jing (c. 220)

Chai Hu Jia Long Gu Mu Li Tang (Bupleurum Plus Dragon Bone and Oyster Shell Decoction)
From: Discussion of Cold Damage by Zhang Zhong-Jing (c. 220)

Chai Hu Jia Mang Xiao Tang (Bupleurum Decoction plus Mirabilite)
From: Discussion of Cold Damage by Zhang Zhong-Jing (c. 220)

Chai Hu Qing Zao Tang (Bupleurum Decoction to Clear Dryness)
From: Discussion of Warm Epidemics (1642) by Wu You-Xing / You-Ke

Chai Hu Zhi Jie Tang (Bupleurum, Bitter Orange and Platycodon Decoction)
From: Comprehensive Medicine According to Master Zhang (1695) by Zhang Lu-Yu / Shi-Wan

Chong He Tang (Penetrating and Harmonising Decoction)
From: Versified Prescriptions (1694)

Chu Qi Han Shi Yu Fei Fang (Early Stage Cold-Damp Lung Stagnation Prescription)
From: Diagnosis and Treatment Protocol for Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia (Trial Version 7), Chinese Medical Journal 2020, 133(9): 1087-1095. doi: 10.1097/CM9.0000000000000819 by Wei Pei-Fang (editor), National Health Commission & National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine (2020)

Cong Bai Qi Wei Yin (Scallion Drink with Seven Ingredients)
From: Arcane Essentials from the Imperial Library by Wang Tao (752)

Cong Tou Jiang Pian Cha (Scallion and Sliced Ginger Tea)
From: Chinese Medicinal Teas by Zong Xiao-Fan and Gary Liscum (1996)

Da Chai Hu Tang (Greater Bupleurum Decoction)
From: Discussion of Cold Damage by Zhang Zhong-Jing (c. 220)

Dang Gui Sheng Jiang Yang Rou Tang (Mutton Stew with Tangkuei and Fresh Ginger)
From: Essentials from the Golden Cabinet by Zhang Zhong-Jing (c. 220)

Dang Gui Si Ni Jia Wu Zhu Yu Sheng Jiang Tang (Tangkuei Decoction for Cold Extremities with Evodia and Fresh Ginger)
From: Discussion of Cold Damage by Zhang Zhong-Jing (c. 220)

Dang Gui Yin Zi (Tangkuei Drink)
From: Formulas to Aid the Living by Yan Yong-He (1253)

Dang Qi Jian Zhong Tang (Tangkuei and Astragalus Decoction to Construct the Middle)
From: Experimental Formulas Composed by Hanaoka Seshu (1760-1835) by Hanaoka Seshu

Ding Xiang Shi Di Tang (Clove and Persimmon Calyx Decoction)
From: Symptom, Cause, Pulse and Treatment (1706)

Er Zhu Tang (Dual Atractylodes Decoction)
From: Restoration of Health from the Myriad Diseases by Gong Ting-Xian (1587)

Fang Ji Huang Qi Tang (Stephania and Astragalus Decoction)
From: Discussion of Cold Damage by Zhang Zhong-Jing (c. 220)

Feng Xiao Tang (Separate and Reduce Decoction)
From: Restoration of Health from the Myriad Diseases by Gong Ting-Xian (1587)

Fu Ling Gan Cao Tang (Poria and Licorice Decoction)
From: Discussion of Cold Damage by Zhang Zhong-Jing (c. 220)

Fu Ling Yin (Poria Drink)
From: Essentials from the Golden Cabinet by Zhang Zhong-Jing (c. 220)

Ge Gen Jia Ban Xia Tang (Kudzu Decoction with Pinellia)
From: Discussion of Cold Damage by Zhang Zhong-Jing (c. 220)

Ge Gen Tang (Kudzu Decoction)
From: Discussion of Cold Damage by Zhang Zhong-Jing (c. 220)

Gokshuradi Guggulu (Tribulus and Myrrh Pills)
From: Sarngadhara's Treatise by Acharya Sarngadhara (13th Century)

Gou Teng San (Uncaria Powder)
From: Formulas of Universal Benefit from My Practice (1132) by Xu Shu-Wei

Gu Zhen Tang (Stabilise the True Decoction)
From: Indispensable Tools for Pattern Treatment by Wang Ken-Tang (1602)

Gua Lou Gui Zhi Tang (Trichosanthis and Cinnamon Twig Decoction)
From: Essentials from the Golden Cabinet by Zhang Zhong-Jing (c. 220)

Guan Jie Yan Wan (Joint Obstruction Pills)
From: Aura Herbs (2020)

Gui Pi Tang (Restore the Spleen Decoction)
From: Categorised Essentials for Normalising the Structure (1529) by Xu Da-Chun / Ling-Tai

Gui Qi Jian Zhong Tang (Tangkuei and Astragalus Decoction to Construct the Middle)
From: Experimental Formula Composed by Hanaoka Seshu (1760-1835) by Hanaoka Seshu

Gui Zhi Er Yue Bi Yi Tang (Two Parts Cinnamon Twig and One Part Maidservant from Yue's Decoction)
From: Discussion of Cold Damage by Zhang Zhong-Jing (c. 220)

Gui Zhi Jia Da Huang Tang (Cinnamon Twig Decoction plus Rhubarb)
From: Discussion of Cold Damage by Zhang Zhong-Jing (c. 220)

Gui Zhi Jia Fu Zi Tang (Cinnamon Twig Decoction plus Aconite)
From: Discussion of Cold Damage by Zhang Zhong-Jing (c. 220)

Gui Zhi Jia Ge Gen Tang (Cinnamon Twig Decoction plus Kudzu Root)
From: Discussion of Cold Damage by Zhang Zhong-Jing (c. 220)

Gui Zhi Jia Gui Tang (Cinnamon Twig Decoction plus Cinnamon)
From: Discussion of Cold Damage by Zhang Zhong-Jing (c. 220)

Gui Zhi Jia Hou Po Xing Zi Tang (Cinnamon Twig Decoction plus Magnolia Bark and Apricot Kernal)
From: Discussion of Cold Damage by Zhang Zhong-Jing (c. 220)

Gui Zhi Jia Long Gu Mu Li Tang (Cinnamon Twig with Dragon Bone and Oyster Shell Decoction)
From: Essentials from the Golden Cabinet by Zhang Zhong-Jing (c. 220)

Gui Zhi Jia Shao Yao Sheng Jiang Ge Yi Liang Ren Shen San Liang Xin Jia Tang (Newly Modified Cinnamon Twig Decoction with 1 Liang more of Peony and Ginger and 3 Liang of Ginseng)
From: Discussion of Cold Damage by Zhang Zhong-Jing (c. 220)

Gui Zhi Jia Shao Yao Tang (Cinnamon Twig Decoction plus Peony)
From: Discussion of Cold Damage by Zhang Zhong-Jing (c. 220)

Gui Zhi Ma Huang Ge Ban Tang (Half Cinnamon Twig and Half Ephedra Decoction)
From: Discussion of Cold Damage by Zhang Zhong-Jing (c. 220)

Gui Zhi Qu Shao Yao Jia Shu Qi Long Gu Mu Li Jiu Ni Tang (Cinnamon Twig minus Peony plus Dichroa, Dragon Bone and Oyster Shell to Rescue Rebellion Decoction)
From: Discussion of Cold Damage by Zhang Zhong-Jing (c. 220)

Gui Zhi Qu Shao Yao Tang (Cinnamon Twig Decoction minus Peony)
From: Discussion of Cold Damage by Zhang Zhong-Jing (c. 220)

Gui Zhi Shao Yao Zhi Mu Tang (Cinnamon Twig, Peony and Anemarrhena Decoction)
From: Essentials from the Golden Cabinet by Zhang Zhong-Jing (c. 220)

Gui Zhi Tang (Cinnamon Twig Decoction)
From: Discussion of Cold Damage by Zhang Zhong-Jing (c. 220)

He Ren Yin (Fleeceflower Root and Ginseng Drink)
From: Collected Treatises of Jing-Yue by Zhang Jie Bin / Zhang Jing Yue (1624)

Hei Xiao Yao San (Black Rambling Powder)
From: Writings Taking Personal Responsibility for the Medical Tradition (Qing dynasty)

Hou Po Qi Wu Tang (Seven Substance Magnolia Bark Decoction)
From: Essentials from the Golden Cabinet by Zhang Zhong-Jing (c. 220)

Hou Po Sheng Jiang Ban Xia Gan Cao Ren Shen Tang (Magnolia Bark, Fresh Ginger, Pinellia, Liquorice and Ginseng Decoction)
From: Essentials from the Golden Cabinet by Zhang Zhong-Jing (c. 220)

Hou Po Wen Zhong Tang (Magnolia Bark Decoction for Warming the Middle)
From: Clarifying Doubts About Damage from Internal and External Causes by Li Gao / Li Dong Yuan (1247)

Huang Lian Wen Dan Tang (Warm the Gallbladder Decoction with Coptis)
From: Warp and Weft of Warm Diseases by Wang Shi-Xiong / Wang Meng-Ying (1852)

Huang Long Tang (Yellow Dragon Decoction)
From: Six Texts on Cold Damage (1445) by Tao Hua

Huang Qi Gui Zhi Wu Wu Tang (Astagalus and Cinnamon Twig Five Substance Decoction)
From: Essentials from the Golden Cabinet by Zhang Zhong-Jing (c. 220)

Huang Qi Jian Zhong Tang (Astragalus Docoction to Construct the Middle)
From: Essentials from the Golden Cabinet by Zhang Zhong-Jing (c. 220)

Huang Qin Jia Ban Xia Sheng Jiang Tang (Scutellaria Decoction plus Pinellia and Fresh Ginger)
From: Discussion of Cold Damage by Zhang Zhong-Jing (c. 220)

Huo Xiang Zheng Qi San (Patchouli/Agastache Powder to Rectify the Qi)
From: Formulary of the Pharmacy Service for Benefiting the People of the Taiping Era by Tai Yi Ju (Imperial Medical Bureau) (1107)

Ji Ming San (Powder to take at Cock's Crow)
From: Effective Medical Formulas Arranged by Category by Master Zhu (1266)

Jia Wei Da Chai Hu Tang (Modified Greater Bupleurum Decoction)
From: Revised and Expanded Discussion of Warm-Heat Pathogen Diseases (1907)

Jia Wei Er Chen Tang (Augmented Two-Aged [Herb] Decotion)
From: Golden Mirror of the Medical Tradition by Wu Qian (1742)

Jia Wei Xiang Su San (Augmented Cyperus and Perilla Leaf Powder)
From: Awakening of the Mind in Medical Studies by Cheng Guo-Peng (1732)

Jia Wei Xiao Yao San (Augmented Rambling Powder)
From: Summary of Internal Medicine (Ming dynasty)

Jiang Su Cha (Ginger and Perilla Tea)
From: Chinese Medicinal Teas by Zong Xiao-Fan and Gary Liscum (1996)

Jiang Tang Cha (Ginger and Sugar Tea)
From: Chinese Medicinal Teas by Zong Xiao-Fan and Gary Liscum (1996)

Jie Gan Jian (Resolve the Liver Decoction)
From: Collected Treatises of Jing-Yue by Zhang Jie Bin / Zhang Jing Yue (1624)

Jin Fei Cao San (Inula Powder)
From: Formulary of the Pharmacy Service for Benefiting the People of the Taiping Era by Tai Yi Ju (Imperial Medical Bureau) (1107)

Jin Fei Cao San (Inula Powder)
From: Book to Safeguard Life Arranged According to Pattern (1108)

Jin Shui Liu Jun Jian (Six Gentlemen of Metal and Water Decoction)
From: Collected Treatises of Jing-Yue by Zhang Jie Bin / Zhang Jing Yue (1624)

Jing Fang Bai Du San (Schizonepeta and Saposhnikovia Powder to Overcome Pathogenic Influences)
From: Multitude of Marvelous Formulas for Sustaining Life (1550)

Ju Pi Tang (Tangerine Peel Decoction)
From: Essentials from the Golden Cabinet by Zhang Zhong-Jing (c. 220)

Ju Pi Zhu Ru Tang (Tangerine Peel and Bamboo Shavings Decoction)
From: Essentials from the Golden Cabinet by Zhang Zhong-Jing (c. 220)

Ju Pi Zhu Ru Tang (Tangerine Peel and Bamboo Shavings Decoction)
From: Formulas to Aid the Living by Yan Yong-He (1253)

Juan Bi Tang (Remove Painful Obstruction Decoction)
From: Yang Family Formulas (1178) by Yang Tan

Kaishor Guggulu (Rejuvenating Myrrh Pills)
From: Sarngadhara's Treatise by Acharya Sarngadhara (13th Century)

Lao Jiang Hu Fu Mei Rong Yu (Ginger Bath for Healthy Skin)
From: Shen-nong.com

Lei Shi Xuan Tou Mo Yuan Fa (Lei's Method for Disseminating and Venting from the Membrane Source)
From: Discussion of Season Diseases (1882)

Liu An Jian (Serene Six Decotion)
From: Collected Treatises of Jing-Yue by Zhang Jie Bin / Zhang Jing Yue (1624)

Liu He Tang (Harmonise the Six Decoction)
From: Formulary of the Pharmacy Service for Benefiting the People of the Taiping Era by Tai Yi Ju (Imperial Medical Bureau) (1107)

Ma Huang Lian Qiao Chi Xiao Dou Tang (Ephedra, Forsythia and Adzuki Bean Decoction)
From: Discussion of Cold Damage by Zhang Zhong-Jing (c. 220)

Mu Xiang Ren Shen Gan Jiang Zhi Zhu Wan (Auklandia, Ginseng, Fresh Ginger, Unripe Bitter Orange and Atractylodes Pill)
From: Discussion of the Spleen and Stomach by Li Gao / Li Dong Yuan (1249)

Nei Bu Dang Gui Jian Zhong Tang (Internally Tonifying Tangkuei Decoction to Construct the Middle)
From: Important Formulas Worth a Thousand Gold Pieces by Sun Si Miao (650)

Nei Bu Huang Qi Tang (Astragalus Decoction to Tonify the Interior)
From: Formulas Bequeathed by the Unorthodox Genius Liu Jian-Zi (499) by Liu Jian-Zi

Nian Ci An Chuan Bei Pi Pa Gao (Fritillaria and Loquat Leaf Syrup in Memory of my Mother)
From: Discussion of Warm Diseases by Ye Tianshi (Qing Dynasty)

Niu Xi Dan Shen Jiu (Achyranthes and Salvia Wine)
From: Chinese Medicinal Wines and Elixirs (2008) by Various

Niu Xi Ren Shen Jiu (Achyranthes and Ginseng Wine)
From: Chinese Medicinal Wines and Elixirs (2008) by Various

Nuan Gan Jian (Warm the Liver Decoction)
From: Collected Treatises of Jing-Yue by Zhang Jie Bin / Zhang Jing Yue (1624)

Ping Wei San (Calm the Stomach Powder)
From: Concise Formulas to Aid the Multitudes (1051)

Qi Fu Tang (Astragalus and Aconite Decoction)
From: Formulas Kept by the Wei Family (1227)

Qing Bi Tang (Clear the Nose Decoction)
From: Nakakura Pharmacy in Japan (19th Century)

Qing Fei Pai Du Tang (Lung Clearing and Detoxifying Decotion)
From: Traditional Chinese Medicine: an effective treatment for 2019 novel coronavirus pneumonia (NCP) by Du et al. (2020)

Qing Shi Hua Tan Tang (Clear Dampness and Transform Phlegm Decoction)
From: Achieving Longevity by Guarding the Source by Gong Ting-Xian (1615)

Ren Shen Hu Tao Tang (Ginseng and Walnut Decoction)
From: Formulas to Aid the Living by Yan Yong-He (1253)

Ren Shen Yang Rong Tang (Ginseng Decoction to Nourish Luxuriance)
From: Discussion of Illnesses, Patterns and Formulas Related to the Unification of the Three Aetiologies (1174)

San Ao Tang (Three Unbinding Decoction)
From: Formulary of the Pharmacy Service for Benefiting the People of the Taiping Era by Tai Yi Ju (Imperial Medical Bureau) (1107)

Shan Die Shou Zu Fang (Formula for Wrenching the Arms and Legs in a Fall)
From: New Compilation of Proven Formulas by Bao Xiang-Ao (1846)

She Gan Ma Huang Tang (Belamcanda and Ephedra Decoction)
From: Essentials from the Golden Cabinet by Zhang Zhong-Jing (c. 220)

Shen Su Yin (Ginseng and Perilla Drink)
From: Formulary of the Pharmacy Service for Benefiting the People of the Taiping Era by Tai Yi Ju (Imperial Medical Bureau) (1107)

Shen Zhu Jiu (Ginseng and Atractylodes Wine)
From: Chinese Medicinal Wines and Elixirs (2008) by Various

Sheng Jiang Gan Cao Tang (Fresh Ginger and Licorice Decoction)
From: Important Formulas Worth a Thousand Gold Pieces by Sun Si Miao (650)

Sheng Jiang Xie Xin Tang (Fresh Ginger Decoction to Drain the Heart)
From: Discussion of Cold Damage by Zhang Zhong-Jing (c. 220)

Sheng Jin He Wei Cha (Engender Fluids and Harmonise the Stomach Tea)
From: Chinese Medicinal Teas by Zong Xiao-Fan and Gary Liscum (1996)

Sheng Yang Yi Wei Tang (Raise the Yang and Augment the Stomach Decoction)
From: Clarifying Doubts About Damage from Internal and External Causes by Li Gao / Li Dong Yuan (1247)

Shi Di Tang (Persimmon Calyx Decoction)
From: Formulas to Aid the Living by Yan Yong-He (1253)

Shi Gao Tang (Gypsum Decoction)
From: Six Texts on Cold Damage (1445) by Tao Hua

Shi Pi Yin (Bolster the Spleen Drink)
From: Formulas to Aid the Living by Yan Yong-He (1253)

Shi Wei Wen Dan Tang (Ten Ingredient Warm the Gallbladder Decoction)
From: Indispensable Tools for Pattern Treatment by Wang Ken-Tang (1602)

Shu Jing Huo Xue Tang (Relax the Channels and Invigorate the Blood decoction)
From: Restoration of Health from the Myriad Diseases by Gong Ting-Xian (1587)

Si Shen Wan (Four Miracle Pill)
From: Summary of Internal Medicine (Ming dynasty)

Su Zi Jiang Qi Tang (Perilla Fruit Decoction for Directing Qi Downward)
From: Important Formulas Worth a Thousand Gold Pieces by Sun Si Miao (650)

Tong Qiao Huo Xue Tang (Unblock the Orifices and Invigorate Blood Decoction)
From: Correction of Errors Among Physicians by Wang Qing-Ren (1830)

Wei Ling Tang (Calm the Stomach and Poria Decoction)
From: Essential Teachings of Dan-Xi by Zhu Dan-Xi (1732)

Wen Dan Jia Ban Xia Chai Hu Tang (Warm Gallbladder plus Pinellia and Bupleurum Decoction)
From: Xu Ming Yi Lei An by Wei Zhixiu (1863)

Wen Dan Qu Zhu Ru Tang (Warm Gallbladder minus Bamboo Decoction)
From: Gu Jin Yi An An by Yu Zhen (1778)

Wen Dan Tang (Warm Gallbladder Decoction)
From: Discussion of Illnesses, Patterns and Formulas Related to the Unification of the Three Etiologies by Chen Yan (1174)

Wen Jing Tang (Warm the Flow Decoction)
From: Essentials from the Golden Cabinet by Zhang Zhong-Jing (c. 220)

Wu Hu Tang (Five Tiger Decoction)
From: Collected Treatises of Jing-Yue by Zhang Jie Bin / Zhang Jing Yue (1624)

Wu Shen Cha (Five Spirits Tea)
From: Chinese Medicinal Teas by Zong Xiao-Fan and Gary Liscum (1996)

Wu Yao Shun Qi San (Lindera Powder to Smooth the Flow of Qi)
From: Formulary of the Pharmacy Service for Benefiting the People of the Taiping Era by Tai Yi Ju (Imperial Medical Bureau) (1107)

Wu Zhu Yu Tang (Evodia Decoction)
From: Discussion of Cold Damage by Zhang Zhong-Jing (c. 220)

Xiang Bei Yang Rong Tang (Cyperus and Fritillaria Decoction to Nourish Luxuriance)
From: Golden Mirror of the Medical Tradition by Wu Qian (1742)

Xiang Sha Jiu (Auklandia and Amomum Wine)
From: Chinese Medicinal Wines and Elixirs (2008) by Various

Xiang Sha Liu Jun Zi Tang (Six Gentlemen with Auklandia and Amomum)
From: Discussion of Famous Physicians' Formulas Past and Present (1675)

Xiang Sha Ping Wei San (Cyperus and Amomum Calm the Stomach Powder)
From: Golden Mirror of the Medical Tradition by Wu Qian (1742)

Xiang Sha Ping Wei San (Auklandia and Amomum Calm the Stomach Powder)
From: Achievements Regarding Epidemic Rashes (1794)

Xiang Sha Yang Wei Tang (Nourish the Stomach Decoction with Auklandia and Amomum)
From: Restoration of Health from the Myriad Diseases by Gong Ting-Xian (1587)

Xiao Ban Xia Jia Fu Ling Tang (Minor Pinellia Decoction with Poria)
From: Essentials from the Golden Cabinet by Zhang Zhong-Jing (c. 220)

Xiao Ban Xia Tang (Minor Pinellia Decoction)
From: Essentials from the Golden Cabinet by Zhang Zhong-Jing (c. 220)

Xiao Chai Hu Tang (Lesser Bupleurum Decoction)
From: Discussion of Cold Damage by Zhang Zhong-Jing (c. 220)

Xiao He Zhong Yin (Minor Harmonise the Middle Drink)
From: Collected Treatises of Jing-Yue by Zhang Jie Bin / Zhang Jing Yue (1624)

Xiao Jian Zhong Tang (Minor Construct the Middle Decoction)
From: Discussion of Cold Damage by Zhang Zhong-Jing (c. 220)

Xiao Ke Fang (Wasting-Thirsting Formula)
From: Essential Teachings of Dan-Xi by Zhu Dan-Xi (1732)

Xiao Qi Qi Tang (Minor Seven Emotions Decoction)
From: Formulary of the Pharmacy Service for Benefiting the People of the Taiping Era by Tai Yi Ju (Imperial Medical Bureau) (1107)

Xiao Xu Ming Tang (Minor Extend Life Decoction)
From: Formulas with Short Articles (Jin Dynasty, 4th Century)

Xiao Yao San (Rambling Powder)
From: Formulary of the Pharmacy Service for Benefiting the People of the Taiping Era by Tai Yi Ju (Imperial Medical Bureau) (1107)

Xie Bai San (Drain the White Powder)
From: Indispensable Tools for Pattern Treatment by Wang Ken-Tang (1602)

Xin Jia San Ao Tang (Newly Augmented Three Unbinding Decoction)
From: Revised Popular Guide to the Discussion of Cold Damage by Yu Gen-Chu, Revised by He Bing-Yuan (Qing dynasty)

Xing Su San (Apricot Kernal and Perilla Leaf Powder)
From: Systematic Differentiation of Warm Pathogen Diseases by Wu Tang / Wu Ju Tong (1798)

Xing Su Yin (You Ke) (Apricot and Perilla Drink (Paediatric Version))
From: Golden Mirror of the Medical Tradition by Wu Qian (1742)

Xiong Gui Tiao Xue Yin (Chuanxiong and Tangkuei Drink to Regulate the Blood)
From: Restoration of Health from the Myriad Diseases by Gong Ting-Xian (1587)

Xuan Fu Dai Zhe Tang (Inula and Hematite Decoction)
From: Discussion of Cold Damage by Zhang Zhong-Jing (c. 220)

Yang Xin Tang (Nourish the Heart Decoction)
From: Indispensable Tools for Pattern Treatment by Wang Ken-Tang (1602)

Yin Chen Fu Zi Gan Jiang Tang (Virgate Wormwood, Aconite Accessory Root and Ginger Decoction)
From: Precious Mirror of Health by Luo Tian-Yi (Yuan Dynasty)

Yue Bi Jia Ban Xia Tang (Maidservant from Yue's Decoction with Pinellia)
From: Discussion of Cold Damage by Zhang Zhong-Jing (c. 220)

Yue Bi Jia Zhu Tang (Maidservant from Yue's Decoction with Atractylodes)
From: Discussion of Cold Damage by Zhang Zhong-Jing (c. 220)

Yue Bi Tang (Maidservant from Yue's Decoction)
From: Discussion of Cold Damage by Zhang Zhong-Jing (c. 220)

Zhen Wu Tang (True Warrior Decoction)
From: Discussion of Cold Damage by Zhang Zhong-Jing (c. 220)

Zhi Gan Cao Tang (Prepared Licorice Decoction)
From: Discussion of Cold Damage by Zhang Zhong-Jing (c. 220)

Zhi Zi Sheng Jiang Chi Tang (Gardenia, Fresh Ginger and Fermented Soybean Decoction)
From: Discussion of Cold Damage by Zhang Zhong-Jing (c. 220)

Zhong Man Fen Xiao Tang (Separate and Reduce Fullness in the Middle Decoction)
From: Secrets from the Orchid Chamber by Li Gao / Li Dong Yuan (1276)

Zhu Ru Wen Dan Tang (Bamboo Decoction to Warm the Gallbladder)
From: Restoration of Health from the Myriad Diseases by Gong Ting-Xian (1587)

Zhu Ru Wen Dan Tang (Warm Gallbladder with Bamboo Shavings Decoction)
From: Xu Ming Yi Lei An by Wei Zhixiu (1863)

Zi Yin Jiang Huo Tang (Decoction to Enrich Yin and Direct Fire Downward)
From: Restoration of Health from the Myriad Diseases by Gong Ting-Xian (1587)

Zong Qi Han Shi Yu Fei Fang (Mid-Stage Cold-Damp Lung Stagnation Prescription)
From: Diagnosis and Treatment Protocol for Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia (Trial Version 7), Chinese Medical Journal 2020, 133(9): 1087-1095. doi: 10.1097/CM9.0000000000000819 by Wei Pei-Fang (editor), National Health Commission & National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine (2020)

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生 姜  Sheng Jiang

Translation: Fresh Ginger

Pharmaceutical: Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens
Taxonomy: Zingiber officinale

Other names: Fresh Ginger / Ardraka आर्द्रक / Zanjabil زنجبيل

Category: Herbs that Release the Exterior

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