Mountain Ginger (Kaempferia galanga)

山奈shān nàiShannai

Kaempferia galanga · Plant

Kaempferia galanga
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Indications

Cautions

May increase bleeding risk; avoid with blood-thinning medications; caution with gallstones; may lower blood glucose.

Indications

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

Cold Pain In Stomach Duct & AbdomenFullness In Chest & Diaphragm BloatingNon-digestion Of Food AccumulationRelieve Pain

TCM actions

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

Disperse FoodWarm Center & Move Qi