Galangal

# 🌿 Galangal

**Scientific Name:** Alpinia galanga
**Botanical Family:** Zingiberaceae (Ginger family)
**Plant Type:** Rhizome
**Geographical Origin:** Southeast Asia, India

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## 🔹 Description
Galangal is a warming herb used to improve digestion and respiratory health.

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## 🔹 Healing Properties
– **Treatment Properties:** Digestive Aid, Respiratory Health
– **Temperament:** Warm

**Matched Uses / Conditions**
– Heartburn
– Indigestion
– Nausea

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## 🔹 Usage & Dosage
– **How to Use:** Tea, Decoction
– **Dosage:** Tea: 1-2 tsp dried rhizome steeped in boiling water

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## 🔹 Usage Model
Traditionally used for digestion and respiratory issues.

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## 🔹 Alternatives / Replacements
Ginger for digestion

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## 🔹 Precautions
Avoid during pregnancy; may cause gastrointestinal upset.

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## 🔹 References
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### 🔎 Summary (SEO)
A concise profile of **Galangal** (*Alpinia galanga*): a rhizome from Southeast Asia, India. Properties: Digestive Aid, Respiratory Health. Temperament: Warm. Includes traditional uses, preparation, precautions, and references.