Sheng Jiang - Stick Pack, 200pk

Sheng Jiang (Fresh Ginger) by Treasures of the East

Fresh Ginger (, Sheng Jiang), also known as Fresh Ginger Rhizome, is offered by Treasures of the East as a concentrated 5:1, full-spectrum, water-based herbal extract. The herb spreads sweating, resolves the Exterior, warms the Middle, warms the Lungs, stops vomiting, and stops coughing.

Chinese Name:, Sheng Jiang
Korean Name: 말린 생강
English Name: Ginger
Latin Name: Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens
Certifications: Kosher
Potency: Full-spectrum, water-based herbal extract; concentrated 5:1

TCM Herb Profile

Category: Herbs that Release the Exterior: Warm, Acrid Herbs that Release the Exterior (Wind-Cold Diaphoretics)

Properties: Acrid; Slightly Warm (Warm)

Channels Entered: Lung, Spleen, Stomach

Actions:

• Releases the Exterior, induces perspiration and disperses Cold
• Warms the Middle and stops vomiting
• Warms the Lungs and stops coughing
• Reduces the toxicity of other herbs and seafood
• Adjusts the Ying and Wei; normalizes the flow of Qi at the center

Actions and Indications

Contraindications

• Contraindicated for those with spontaneous sweating from Exterior Deficiency.
• Contraindicated for those with Lung Heat.
• Contraindicated for those with Stomach Heat with vomiting.
• Contraindicated for those with Yin Deficiency with Heat signs.

Notes

• Detoxifies herbs such as Zhi Fu Zi (Rx. Aconiti Preparata), Zhi Tian Nan Xing (Rz. Arisaematis), Zhi Ban Xia (Rz. Pinelliae), as well as fish and crabs.
• The skin of the rhizome, Sheng Jiang Pi, promotes urination and reduces edema.
• This herb may be used alone for early-stage Wind-Cold Invasion, seafood poisoning, or nausea and vomiting.
• It invigorates the circulation of Qi, Fluids, Phlegm, and Blood.
• It is called "The Sacred Drug for Vomiting."
• If numbness and swelling of the tongue and throat occur as a result of ingestion of toxic substances, Sheng Jiang decoction should be taken immediately.
• When cooked with fish, it eliminates fish toxins.

Herb Comparisons

• Sheng Jiang, Gan Jiang (Rz. Zingiberis), and Pao Jiang (Rz. Zingiberis Preparatum): Sheng Jiang has a wide spectrum of use and its effect is rapid but does not last long. It is used primarily to induce sweat and expel pathogens; mobile but does not conserve. Gan Jiang is internally mobile and warms the Middle while dispersing Internal Cold; its effects last longer than Sheng Jiang; mobile and conserves. Pao Jiang is bitter, warm, and harmonious, warms the Middle and stops diarrhea and bleeding; conserves but is not mobile.
• Sheng Jiang, Wu Zhu Yu (Fr. Evodiae), and Huang Lian (Rz. Coptidis) all alleviate nausea. Wu Zhu Yu warms the Liver, treating nausea and acid regurgitation from Liver Cold attacking the Stomach. Huang Lian clears Stomach Heat to treat nausea and vomiting of bile due to Damp-Heat in the Stomach. Sheng Jiang warms the Middle for vomiting of clear fluids due to Stomach Cold.

Preparations

• Baked Ginger (Wei Jiang): no longer disperses, only descends. It has strong warming and descending actions and is appropriate for harmonizing the Middle and stopping nausea. Used for Spleen Yang Deficiency Cold with abdominal pain and nausea.
• Ginger Peel (Sheng Jiang Pi): acrid and cooling, focused on the Middle. Promotes urination and reduces edema while dispersing the Exterior. Used for superficial edema.
• Ginger Juice (Jiang Zhi): acrid, warm, and stronger at dispersing and descending than Sheng Jiang. Best for alleviating nausea, breaking up Phlegm, and reducing coughing.

Dosage

Standard range: 1 to 10g. Tincture: 1 to 2ml.

Generally, the recommended dosage for an adult is 9 grams per day, but any final decision should be made based on a trained healthcare practitioner's analysis. The dosage may be split into two or three servings per day. If taken twice a day, each serving size is 5 grams. If taken three times a day, each serving should be 3 grams. Each measuring spoon included with Treasures of the East granules holds 1.5g.

Weight and age also affect dosage. The following table identifies suggested dosages based on age and weight.