Powdered Bulk Herbs – Ginger Root Powder

Ginger root powder, also known as Gan Jiang, is used for vomiting and congested due to cold or flu with vomiting. This is the same ginger you can buy in the grocery store. It’s very good for morning sickness, sea sickness, and any type of stomach upset.

Ginger root powder stimulates the circulation and can help relieve cramps. The root also promotes perspiration and gastric secretion, improving digestion and relieving gas. The root can also be used in a gargle to relieve sore throats and a poultice to deal with muscle spasms.

Clinical Use (Chinese):
Warms the Spleen and Stomach, promotes recovery from collapse, dispels pathogenic Cold, warms the Lung, and resolves Phlegm.

Latin Name:
Zingiber officinale

Chinese Name:
Gan Jiang

Common Names:
Ginger root

Parts Used:
Dried rhizome

Properties:
Pungent in taste, hot in property, acts on the Spleen, Stomach, Heart, and Lung channels. Stimulant, carminative, rubefacient, diaphoretic

Traditional Uses:
Ginger is traditionally chewed or made into a tea to cure upset stomach and improve digestion.

Internal Applications:
When taken as a tea, ginger promotes sweating and improves digestion as well as relieves gas.

Topical Uses / Applications:
N/A

Culinary Uses:
Ginger root is used in many dishes, particularly Asian cuisine. The bold flavor makes for good additives in sauce as well. You can chew the root straight for a spicy treat, or make it into tea for the warming qualities.

Folk Lore:
N/A

Chemical Properties:
Zingiberene, zingiberole, phellandrene, borneol, cineole, citral, starch, mucilage, resin

Cautions:
None at this time.

*Disclaimer: These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

Resources:

The New Holistic Herbal. David Hoffmann, 1990. Barnes and Noble Books, New York.