TCM: Listed under “Herbs that release the Exterior”, in “Warm, Acrid Herbs”, Zingiber officinale, rhizome (fresh) sheng jiang enters the Lung, Spleen and Stomach channels. Acrid and slightly warm, it promotes sweating to expel exogenous pathogens, stops nausea and vomiting by warming the middle jiao, clears toxins, stops coughing and transforms Phlegm.
General: Treats the common cold due to Wind-Cold, cough, vomiting due to Stomach Cold, intestinal ulcers, It is diaphoretic, carminative, stimulant, atiemetic and antispasmodic