Type : Live Plant
Plant Size : 6" - 8" Inches Size
 
"Galangal" is a good herb and good spice plant.


Edible Uses

The young leaves can be eaten raw, steamed, in curries or cooked with chilli paste and used as a side dish with rice.The tender young rhizomes are aromatic, They can be eaten raw, steamed, in curries or cooked with chilli paste and used as a side dish with rice. The rhizomes can also be used as a condiment and, when dried, have been used as a substitute for turmeric in curry powder.


Medicinal

Galanga is a bitter, stimulant herb with a camphoraceous aroma. It is antibacterial, improves the digestion and has diuretic effects.The root is used internally to treat colds, bronchial complaints, dyspepsia and other gastric complaints, and headaches,It is chewed to treat sore throats and coughs.