| Ayurvedic Herb: (Malayvacha)Greater Galangal - Alpinia galanga
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| Sanskrit Name: | Malayvacha | | Hindi Name: | Kulanjan | | English Name: | Greater Galangal | | Latin Name: | Alpinia galanga | | Description: | Greater galangal grows to a height of 1.8 m and has long, elegant, blade-like leaves. The flowers are green and white with red tips. Rhizome is built up from cylindrical subunits (circular cross-section), whose pale-reddish surface is characteristically cross-striped by reddish-brown, small rings. The interior has about the same colour as the skin and is hard and woody in texture. | | Dosha: | Pacifies Vata and Kapha | | Usage: | Stimulant and carminative. It is especially useful in flatulence, dyspepsia, vomiting and sickness at stomach, being recommended as a remedy for seasickness. It tones up the tissues and is sometimes prescribed in fever. The powder is sniffed in catarrh. Modern research has proved its bronchodilator property. Galangal is used in cattle medicine, and the Arabs use it to make their horses fiery. It is included in several compound preparations, but is not now often employed alone. |
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