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Chinese Galangal

Chinese Galangal. Properties: Acrid; Warm. Meridians: Spleen; Stomach; Liver

๐ŸŒฟ Names
Pinyin Name
Lian Jiang
ไธญๆ–‡ๅ (Chinese)
ๅป‰ๅงœ
Latin Name
Rhizoma Alpiniae Chinensis
English Name
Chinese Galangal
Alias Names
็ปฅๅงœๆฑ‡็ฎญๆ†้ฃŽๅฑฑๅงœๅฐ่‰ฏๅงœๅงœๅถๆทซ็พŠ่—ฟไน่ฟžๅงœ
โ˜ฏ TCM Properties
Properties (ๆ€งๅ‘ณ)
Acrid; Warm
Meridians (ๅฝ’็ป)
Spleen; Stomach; Liver
Part Used
Rhizome
๐Ÿฉบ Clinical Profile
Function (ๅŠŸ่ƒฝ)
To warm stomach and dissipate cold, disperse food and relieve pain.
Indication (ไธปๆฒป)
Stomachache with distention and oppression, dysphagia-occlusion and stomach reflux, abdominal pain and diarrhea, rheumatism, cold pain of joints.
๐Ÿ”— External References
TCMID
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