When it comes to Galangal, many people know that it is a commonly used seasoning ingredient. In addition to being edible, it also has high medicinal value. It is mainly used to warm the spleen and stomach, dispel wind and cold. Let's take a look at the efficacy and effects of Galangal together!
【Efficacy and Effects of Galangal】
1. Warms and nourishes the spleen and stomach
Galangal is a Chinese medicinal herb that can warm and nourish the spleen and stomach. It can dispel cold and improve the body's ability to resist cold, quickly relieving symptoms of spleen and stomach deficiency and cold.
When people experience stomach cold, abdominal pain, or reduced digestive function, timely consumption of Galangal can significantly alleviate these symptoms.
2. Prevents blood clots
Galangal has a significant preventive effect on blood clots, which are common in middle-aged and elderly people. Regular consumption of Galangal can improve cardiovascular health and enhance the body's ability to prevent blood clotting.
3. Analgesic and anti-inflammatory
After being used as a medicine, Galangal has an important analgesic and anti-inflammatory effect. Its active compounds can be quickly absorbed by the body, reducing the body's sensitivity to pain and enhancing its own anti-inflammatory ability. When people experience headaches, joint pain, or neuralgia, taking Galangal can alleviate these symptoms.
【Compatibility and Usage of Galangal】
1. Compatibility with Rhizoma Cyperi
Rhizoma Cyperi has the functions of relieving Qi stagnation, soothing the liver, and promoting blood circulation. Galangal has a spicy and fragrant taste, and can warm the stomach, dispel cold, promote Qi circulation, and relieve pain. The combination of the two herbs can effectively warm the middle, dispel cold, regulate Qi, and relieve pain.
2. Compatibility with Magnolia Bark
Galangal has a hot and spicy taste, and is good at warming the middle and dispelling cold. Magnolia Bark has a bitter and spicy taste, and can promote Qi circulation and relieve stagnation. The combination of the two herbs can dispel cold, promote Qi circulation, warm the middle, and relieve pain.
3. Compatibility with Dried Ginger
Galangal and dried ginger are both hot and spicy, and they are both important herbs for warming the middle and dispelling cold. However, Galangal is better at dispelling stomach cold, while dried ginger is better at dispelling spleen cold. When used together, they can dispel both stomach and spleen cold, stop nausea and diarrhea, warm the middle and yang, and relieve pain.
【Methods of Consuming Galangal】
1. Galangal porridge
Ingredients: 3 grams of Galangal, 10 grams of Chinese dates, 50 grams of rice.
Directions: Wash the rice, Galangal, and Chinese dates. Add an appropriate amount of water to a pot, add Galangal and Chinese dates, bring to a boil, then add rice and cook into porridge.
Efficacy: This recipe can warm the middle, dispel cold, and is suitable for symptoms such as stomach pain or cold cholera, vomiting, and abdominal pain.
2. Galangal stewed chicken
Ingredients: 1 male chicken, 10 grams of Galangal, 10 grams of Fructus Amomi, 5 grams of tangerine peel, 5 grams of pepper, appropriate amount of spring onion, soy sauce, salt, and vinegar.
Directions: Remove the feathers and internal organs of the chicken, wash and cut into pieces. Add an appropriate amount of water to a pot, add chicken pieces, Galangal, Fructus Amomi, tangerine peel, pepper, spring onion, and other seasonings. Simmer over low heat until the meat is tender and can be eaten by removing the bones.
Efficacy: This recipe can tonify deficiency, dispel cold, regulate Qi, and relieve pain. It is suitable for patients with liver cancer and Qi stagnation type pain.
