Red Ball Ginger (Zingiber zerumbet)

红球姜hóng qiú jiāngHongqiujiang

Zingiber zerumbet · Plant

Zingiber zerumbet
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

May increase bleeding risk; limited safety data; may affect blood sugar; caution with diabetes medications.

Indications

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

Inflammation SyndromeNausea Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Red Ball Ginger 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 Zingiber zerumbet 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.