Roasted Ginger … Classic Formulas
Pao Jiang · Rhizoma Zingiberis Praeparatum
Primary Actions
- Warms the middle and dispels interior cold ... Pao Jiang is used for abdominal pain, diarrhea, weak digestion, and cold middle-burner patterns that need deeper warming than fresh ginger.
- Warms the channels and stops bleeding ... it is a classic choice for uterine bleeding, blood in the stool, or other hemorrhagic patterns rooted in deficient cold.
- Bridges the gap between Gan Jiang and ginger charcoal ... it still warms and moves more than the darker Hei Jiang form while carrying a clearer hemostatic role than plain dried ginger.
Classic Formulas
- Ru Sheng San (如圣散) ... classic pairing approach for cold-type uterine bleeding and insecure Chong-Ren patterns.
- Warming-hemostatic formulas with Ai Ye, Zong Lv Tan, or E Jiao ... traditional strategy when bleeding reflects cold and weakness rather than heat.
- Middle-burner deficiency-cold modifications ... used when diarrhea, abdominal pain, and bleeding overlap.
Classical Text References
- Traditional teaching explicitly treats Pao Jiang as the ginger form for warming the channels and stopping bleeding while still addressing middle-burner cold.
- Processing reduces the dispersing quality of ordinary ginger and steers the herb toward internal warming and hemostatic use.
- PREPARATION NOTE: this page is for the roasted ginger medicinal and should not be merged back into either plain Gan Jiang or the darker Hei Jiang page.