Health benefits of galangal

Health benefits of galangal

• currysimple 16 years ago
  Galangal is often found in many Thai food dishes. But did you know it is commonly prescribed today by homeopaths, veterinarians, and other health care professionals and natural healers? It has been found effective as a remedy for the following ailments and conditions:
  
  indigestion and stomach complaints
  seasickness and motion sickness, including nausea
  ulcers and inflammation of the stomach
  rheumatism
  colds, flu, and fevers
  dementia
  bad breath
  diarrhea
  poor blood circulation, especially in hands and feet
  tumors (anti-tumor effect has been observed in mice)
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• thepiggs 16 years ago said:
  You have finally come up with something that I've never heard of before.
  Thanks for the info.
  Do you have more info to share on it? What sort of plant, etc. is it...
  
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• dragonfyre13 14 years ago said:
  For all intents and purposes, use it like Ginger.
  
  Thai food traditionally uses galangal instead of Ginger. It has a bit of a "woody" flavor, gives a really nice round taste to the ginger addition, rather than the sharp, acidic taste that a lot of ginger in a dish can give. I've completely switched everything over to Galangal at this point, rather than ginger. I really, really enjoy the flavor, and it's got the same basic taste and structure as a Ginger.
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