Introduction of Sheng Jiang: Fresh Ginger

 ✵The article documents the herb fresh ginger, including its English name, Latin name, Pinyin name, properties and flavor, and its botanical source—namely, the plant species Zingiber officinale Rosc. It offers a detailed introduction to the plant’s botanical features, growth characteristics, ecological environment, as well as the characteristics of the herb (fresh ginger), its pharmacological actions, medicinal efficacy, and administration guidelines.

Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens (Fresh Ginger)

 Pinyin Name: Shēng Jiāng
 English Name: Fresh Ginger
 Latin Name: Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens
 Properties and Flavor: Warm, pungent

 Brief Introduction: Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens is the fresh rhizome of Zingiber officinale (Willd.) Rosc. It is used (1) to induce sweating and release the exterior in wind-cold syndromes, and (2) to warm the middle energizer and stop vomiting. The herb is commonly known as Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens, Fresh Ginger, or Shēng Jiāng.

 Botanical Source: Fresh Ginger is the fresh rhizome (i.e., tuberous rootstock) of Zingiber officinale Rosc.., a species belonging to the genus Zingiber, family Zingiberaceae (the ginger family), and order Zingiberales. The following species is the primary source:

(1) Zingiber officinale Rosc.

 
 
 
 
 
 

 Administration of Fresh Ginger (Shēng Jiāng): 
 
 

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Explanatory Notes:

• 1. Roman Empire: the ancient empire centered on the city of Rome, established in 27 BCE following the demise of the Roman Republic and lasting until the fall of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century CE.
• 2. Dioscorides: Pedanius Dioscorides, a Greek physician and pharmacologist whose work De Materia Medica served as a foundational text for botanical terminology and pharmacology for over 1,600 years.

References:

• 1.Introduction of Sheng Jiang: Fresh Ginger

 Edited and last revised: January 5, 2023