Botanical Index No. 620

Lesser Galangal

alpinia officinarum

Medicinal Actions

Antibacterial, Antidiuretic, Antiinflammatory, Antiperiodic, Antiprostaglandin, Antispasmodic, Antitumor, Antiulcer, Carminative, Emmenagogue, Sialagogue, Stimulant, Stomachic, Tonic, Colic

Primary Conditions Treated

Aperitif Aphrodisiac Nervine Adenopathy Ague Amenorrhea Anemia Anorexia Bacteria Bronchosis Cancer bladder penis Catarrh Cholecystosis Cholera Cold Cramp Diarrhea Dysmenorrhea Dyspepsia Enterosis Fever Freckle Gas Gastrosis Halitosis Hepatosis Hypochondria Infection Inflammation Malaria Pain Pharyngosis Polyuria Pulmonosis Rheumatism Roemheld Syndrome Seasickness Sore Throat Stomachache Stomatosis Stone Swelling Syncope Toothache Tumor Ulcer Vertigo Vomiting

General Dosage

0.5–1 g herb/cup 1–4 ×/day 0.5–1.5 g powdered herb or 1.5–2 g tincture; 2–4 g rhizome/day; 0.62–1.25 g powdered rhizome; 2–4 g rhizome tincture/day; 1.5–2 g rhizome tincture several ×/day.

Safety & Contraindications

Class 1. None reported. “Hazards and/or side effects not recorded for proper therapeutic dosages”.

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