Dried Ginger Slices Gan Jiang 500g Yunnan Small Yellow Ginger for Tea Cooking and Foot Soaks

Dried Ginger Slices, known in TCM as Gan Jiang (干姜), from Zingiber officinale rhizome. These Yunnan-grown slices are cut from mature small yellow ginger and carefully dried. In TCM theory, ginger is considered warm in nature with a pungent flavor and is traditionally associated with warming the middle. A versatile pantry staple for teas, cooking, and foot soaks.

Key Selling Points

• Single-ingredient dried ginger slices from Yunnan small yellow ginger
• Botanical source Zingiber officinale with rhizome cut into slices
• Traditionally valued in TCM for its warming pungent character
• Convenient dried form suitable for tea, decoction, cooking, and foot soaks
• Generous 500g pack suited to regular household herbal use

Quality & Sensory

Slices typically show a pale to golden yellow cut surface with fibrous texture and a sharp, pungent ginger aroma. When simmered or steeped, the liquor typically delivers a warm, spicy, and slightly sweet heat characteristic of quality dried ginger.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Simmer slices for a warming ginger tea
• Add to soups, congee, and braised dishes for pungent depth
• Use in herbal foot soak blends
• Combine with red dates or brown sugar in traditional decoctions

Traditional Uses

In TCM practice, dried ginger is traditionally used to warm the middle and dispel internal cold, and it is a classic component of formulas such as Si Ni Tang. At home, slices are commonly simmered with red dates and brown sugar for winter drinks, added to chicken or mutton soups, or steeped for foot baths during cold seasons.

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