Dried Ginger Slices Gan Jiang 500g Yunnan Old Ginger for Tea Soup and Foot Soak

Dried Ginger Slices, known in TCM as Gan Jiang (干姜), from Zingiber officinale rhizome. These dried slices of Yunnan small yellow ginger are a classic warming herb traditionally associated with the spleen, stomach, lung, and kidney channels, with a pungent flavor and warm nature in TCM theory. Suitable for herbal tea, decoctions, soups, and external foot soaks as part of traditional wellness practice.

Key Selling Points

• Authentic Yunnan small yellow ginger dried into whole slices
• Botanical source Zingiber officinale with rhizome as the plant part
• Known in TCM as Gan Jiang, a classic warming pungent herb
• Versatile slices for tea, decoction, cooking, and foot soaks
• Sold as dried edible agricultural produce in a 500g bag

Quality & Sensory

Slices typically show a pale to yellowish cut surface with fibrous texture and a sharp, pungent ginger aroma. When simmered or steeped, the liquor typically carries a warm, spicy, and slightly sweet ginger taste.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Steep slices in hot water for a warming ginger tea
• Simmer in decoctions and herbal soups
• Add to congee or culinary dishes for pungent warmth
• Boil slices for a traditional external foot soak

Traditional Uses

In TCM theory, Gan Jiang is considered pungent and warm and is traditionally used to warm the middle burner and dispel internal cold. It has long been paired with herbs such as licorice and white atractylodes in classical decoctions and is a common ingredient in winter ginger teas, warming soups, and seasonal foot soaks in folk practice.

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