Dried Ginger 600g | Gan Jiang 乾薑

Gan Jiang (干姜), dried ginger slices, 600g. Thin pale slices of dried ginger — hotter, drier and more penetrating than fresh ginger, and treated as a separate herb entirely in Chinese medicine.

• 600g of thin dried ginger slices
• Botanical name Zingiber officinale, dried
• Hotter and drier than fresh ginger
• A distinct herb from sheng jiang, fresh ginger
• Interior-warming category of the materia medica

Traditional use of Ginger

Gan Jiang is described in Chinese medicine as warming the middle burner and dispelling cold. Chinese medicine works on fresh and dried ginger as two different herbs with different actions.

Names for this herb

Pinyin Gan Jiang · Chinese 乾薑 (simplified 干姜) · pharmaceutical Latin Rhizoma Zingiberis · botanical name Zingiber officinale · English: dried ginger, dried ginger rhizome · Cantonese: gon geung

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Traditional use information is provided for general education only and is not medical advice. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Consult a qualified practitioner before use, especially if you are pregnant, breastfeeding, taking medication or managing a health condition. Keep out of reach of children.