Gan Jiang/ Ginger Root/ Zingiber/ Rhizoma Zingiberis/ Zingiberaceae,China price supplier

Preparation
The ginger is collected in winter. After the aerial parts have been removed, the rhizomes are cleaned, dried in the sun or at low temperature, and cut into slices. Rhizomes can also be processed.

Nature
Warm, pungent, attributive to stomach, spleen, heart, lungs and kidneys.

Efficacy

Warming spleen and stomach for dispelling cold. restoring yang, eliminating dampness and eliminating phlegm, warming lung for resolving fluid retention.

Medical functions
1. Protects live cells from damage from CCl4.
2. Anti-bacteria (especially Salmonella).
3. Lowers blood lipids.
4. Cholagogue (promotes bile secretion).
5. Reduces pain.
6. Calming.
7. Anti histamine (anti inflammation).
8. Inhibits prostaglandin  (anti inflammation).
9. Anti coagulation of platelets.
10. Anti allergy.
11. Anti tumors.
12. Anti hair growth: external use.
13. Prevents sea sickness.

Chemical composition
2-heptanol,trimethyl, tricyclo[2,2,1,0] heptane, tricycline, alpha-pinene, beta-fenchene, beta-pinene, 5-hepten-2-one-6-mehtyl, myrcene, octanal, alpha-thujene, ziniberol, zingiberol, zingiberene, α-curcumene, linalool, cineole, phellandrene, camphene, citral, linalol, methylheptenone, nonyl alldehyde, gingerol, gingediol, methylgingediol, gingediacetate, methygingediacetate, albizziin, zingerone, shogoal, farnesol, hexahydrocureumin, bisabolene, cureumene, d-borneol,5-octanedial, 5-diacetoxyoctane.