Names: Asaroun, Asarum, Azarum, False Coltsfoot, Hazelwort, Public House Plant, Snakeroot, Wild Ginger, Wild Nard. Asarum europaeum.

Family: Aristolochiaceae.

CAUTION: See separate listings for Bitter Milkwort and Senega.

Properties:

release exterior, disperse damp and cold – headache, body ache
warms lung, transforms phlegm – coughing, excessive watery sputum
unblocks Qi for nasal congestion

Dosage: 1 - 3g.

Also Used For:

Orally, asarabacca is used for acute and chronic bronchitis, bronchial spasms, and bronchial asthma.  

Folk medicine, it has been used as an emetic, antitussive, menstrual stimulant, abortifacient, and to treat pneumonia, angina pectoris, migraines, liver disease and jaundice, and dehydration.

Other Types Of Ginger:

Dried Ginger Root