Monday, October 12, 2009
Piper bettle leaves
Alpinia galanga
Alpinia galanga is one of the member of ginger family (Zingiberaceae). Like the other members of the ginger family do, they have specific aroma, due to the essential oil content of their rhizome (big roots). Due to this specific aroma, Alpinia galanga roots are much used as an ingredient of certain dishes, and also used as a component of herbal medicine. Its roots are much used as an ingredient of herbal medicine used to combat cough. It relienes cough, because it has an antiseptic and local anaesthetic activity in the throat. The usual way to use as a cough medicine is. the rhizome are sliced into small pieces. then they are boiled in water for 15 minutes, then drink the infuse when it is cool or zip a bit and swallow when you feel pain in your throat.
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