What are the effects and functions of sand ginger

Many people may not have heard of sand ginger, but if sand ginger is galangal, many people know it well. We all know that the root of sand ginger can be used as medicine. It can promote qi circulation and relieve pain in the treatment of diseases. It can also be used to treat inflammation. In addition to these effects, what other therapeutic effects does sand ginger have? Today, let's explain the efficacy and function of sand ginger.

1. Sand ginger treats cold pain in the heart and abdomen: galangal, clove, angelica, and licorice in equal parts. Grind into powder, make into pills with vinegar paste, the size of walnuts. Take 30 pills each time, with wine. (Binghu Collection of Prescriptions)

2. Sand ginger treats toothache caused by wind and worms: Take a soap, remove the pulp, add three parts each of Sanlai and Nardostachys grandiflora, and any amount of pepper and salt, until the soap is full. Use bread, refine it until it turns red, grind it into powder, and use it to brush your teeth every day. (《Wonderful Recipes for Preserving Health》)

3. Sand ginger can cure all toothaches: we need to take two cents of galangal (wrapped in flour and simmered) and half a cent of musk. Grind them into fine powder together, then use three words each time, hold warm water in your mouth, and inhale it into your nose along the toothache, rinse the water and spit it out. (Musk One-Word Powder from Hai Fang)

In Li Shizhen's Compendium of Materia Medica, it is said that shajiang is pungent and warm, which can warm the middle, dispel malaria and bad air, and treat cold pain in the heart and abdomen, and cholera caused by cold and dampness. It tastes pungent and warm and has a fragrant aroma, which can dispel cold and promote qi circulation. Because it is similar to amomum villosum and cardamom, the treatment is also roughly similar. It is also said that it can treat toothache caused by wind and insects, and it also specifically acts on the Yangming meridian. It can be used as a meridian-guiding medicine and is used together with sweet pinellia. It is definitely not a pungent and warm substance, and it can treat the wind and fire of the Yangming meridian alone.

Many pain symptoms in our daily life can be relieved by using sand ginger, such as toothache, etc. Sand ginger is also effective in treating abdominal pain and cold pain. When treating diseases, sand ginger can only relieve the pain symptoms of the disease. If you want to completely cure the disease, you still need to find the correct treatment method.