Gao Liang Jiang #

Alpiniae Officinarum Rhizoma #

acrid, hot

PRIMARY FUNCTION: #

Warm the Interior and Expel Cold

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:

• Gastrointestinal tract disorders
  • Epigastric pain
  • Abdominal pain
  • Vomiting
  • Hiccough
  • Diarrhea

Gao Liang Jiang is acrid and hot. It enters the stomach and spleen systems to treat cold patterns. It’s primarily used to treat gastrointestinal tract disorders.

Channels: spleen, stomach

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL POSSIBILITIES:

• Cold masses in the abdomen
• Stomachache
• Angina pain
• Indigestion
• Hiccough
• Vomiting
• Nausea
  • Antimicrobial

Formulas:

• Liang Fu Wan
• Tian Tai Wu Yao San

Contraindications: do not prescribe Gao Liang Jiang to patients that present with heat due to deficiency patterns

Zoo Image: a massage therapist lion is working on a lion with a cold blue middle jiao that barfed green and had brown diarrhea

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