Rhizoma Kaempferiae- sha jiang is a spice often used in diet.And it is also a herb medicine.
Rhizoma Kaempferiae"sha jiang
Alias: Third son of naphthalene, three Lai, mountain hot, sand ginger Medicinal parts: roots Medicinal traits: The goods are mostly circular or nearly circular cross-section diameter of 1 ~ 2cm, thickness 0.3 ~ 0.5cm. Light brown or tan skin, shrinkage, and some have root traces or remnants of fibrous roots; sections of white, pink, and often convex drum. Crisp and easy to break. Specific gas Shannon, spicy flavor. Origin: Guangxi, Yunnan, Guangdong, Taiwan [Property] pungency,warm.
[Channel tropism] stomach. [Efficacy] promot the circulation of qi,warm the spleen and stomache. help digestion, to stop pain. Can be used in tumescence, stomach crymodynia, Needless diet. [Usage and dosage] Oral:decoction, 6 ~ 10g; or into pills, casual. External use: apply the grinding herb powder to the skin. Taboo: deficiency of yin and anaemia are banned to take.