Botanical Name: Zingiber officinale
Certifier: *NOP
Origin: India / China
Production: Ginger is a flowering plant, native to Southeastern Asia, whose root is harvested and used for consumption.
Qualities: Internal use of ginger can be helpful with soothing upset stomachs, preventing dizziness, nausea and motion sickness, and easing pain and cramping during menses. A variety of studies have also demonstrated anti-inflammatory and pain relieving properties and a strong antioxidant effect.
Common Use: Ginger root can be used in tea, juice, tincture, as a poultice, or powdered and encapsulated.
Storage: Store in a cool, dry, dark place in a sealed container.
Safety: We recommend that you consult with a qualified healthcare practitioner before using any herbal products, particularly if you are pregnant, nursing, or on any medications.

*Note: this product is organic (NOP certified with US-CAN equivalency) but due to delayed paperwork related to the logistical side of the import, we are not allowed to name the product itself organic according to our certifier.

Excerpted from Bensky:  Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica

• Warms the middle and expels cold:  for warming the Spleen and Stomach both in conditions of excess due to externally-contracted cold, as well as cold from deficiency due to insufficiency of the yang qi.  Also dispels wind and dampness that seep into the lower burner.*
• Rescues devastated yang and expels interior cold:  for devastated yang with such signs as a very weak pulse and cold limbs.*
• Warms the Lungs and transforms thin mucus:  because this herb warms the Spleen and dries dampness while simultaneously scattering cold in the Lungs, it is used for Lung cold with expectoration of thin, watery, or white sputum.*
• Warms the channels and stops bleeding:  for cold from deficiency that may present with hemorrhage of various types, especially uterine bleeding.  It is used in treating hemorrhage only if the bleeding is chronic and pale in color, and is accompanied by cold limbs, ashen white face, and soggy, thin pulse.  For bleeding, usually Zingiberis Rhizoma preparatum (pao jiang) is used.*