Zinziberis Recens, Fresh Ginger, Sheng Jiang 生姜 Sheng Jiang (TCM)Adrak (Ayurveda)Inci (Siddha) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Flora Sinensis, Boym, 1653 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Medical Botany, Woodville, Hooker, 1832 Botanical name: Zingiber officinalis Parts used: Fresh Rhizome Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent, Sweet. Classifications: TCM:A. Clear Exterior Wind-Cold   O. Promotes Digestion Uses: 1. Clears Wind-Cold, Promotes Sweat: (West, TCM Ayurveda, Tibetan)-used for cold types of common cold or flu with thin white sputum, and cold symptoms. (dried root is also used).2. Warms the Stomach, Stops Vomiting: (West, TCM Ayurveda, Tibetan)-vomiting, nausea and abdominal pain; used for various abdominal problems from cold, including Morning Sickness.3. Warms the Lungs, Stops Cough: (West, TCM Ayurveda, Tibetan)-both acute and chronic cold-type cough and phlegm.-Cold type chest pain.4. Harmonises the Exterior:-spontaneous Sweating associated with weakness or disharmony of the external defense Qi (Wei Qi). (TCM)5. Clears Toxins, Resists Poison (West, TCM Ayurveda, Tibetan):-various plant and food poisoning; Fresh Ginger can neutralise Aconite (it is often decocted with, or prepared using Ginger)-Similarly, it was said to be ‘a corrective of many medicines’ (Barham 1794).-Fish and Crab poisoning etc (TCM, West); in Fiji, it is used for poisoning from the Red Parrot Fish.-Ginger was also chewed when…

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