Ginger Lily (Alpinia)

山姜属shān jiāng shǔShanjiangshu

Alpinia · Plant

Alpinia
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

Caution in pregnancy; may cause heartburn.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Ginger Lily for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Joint PainStomach PainInflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Ginger Lily does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit DigestiveBenefit Respiratory

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Alpinia and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.