Dried Ginger Slices (Zingiber officinale) — Yunnan Small Yellow Ginger, Sun-Dried Food Herb

Dried Ginger Slices (Zingiber officinale) are the sun-dried rhizome slices of a warming culinary and traditional food herb known in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as Gān Jiāng (干姜). Sourced from small yellow ginger grown in Yunnan, this food-herb ingredient has been prized for centuries as a warming, yang-supporting herb used to dispel cold, warm the Middle Burner, and restore digestive warmth. Its nature is pungent and hot, making it a robust yet everyday herb for seasonal cooking and daily nourishment.

Key Selling Points

• Traditional warming food herb
• Yunnan-grown small yellow ginger
• Sun-dried rhizome slices
• Zingiber officinale
• Suitable for cooking, decoction, and daily tea

Quality & Sensory

Each batch is sliced and sun-dried to preserve its pale golden color, firm fibrous texture, and intense, sharply warming aroma. When decocted or simmered, the slices release a pungent, spicy heat with a lingering warmth, adding depth and character to broths, teas, and culinary preparations.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Chinese-style soup and broth
• Herbal decoctions and teas
• Medicinal food cooking
• Seasonal warming dishes
• Culinary seasoning

Traditional Uses

In folk herbal practice, Gan Jiang is decocted into soups, congee, and warming tonics to support digestive warmth during cold seasons. It is a common ingredient in medicinal food soup packs, where it pairs with ingredients like jujube, longan, and cinnamon twig. As a daily tea, it is brewed alone or blended with brown sugar and red dates for a pungent, warming infusion.

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