Alpinia galanga - Thai Galangal Seeds

Description

Alpinia galanga, in the ginger family, is an herb used in cooking, especially in Indonesian and Thai cuisine. Its rhizome is one of the ingredients used in the famous meat dish known by the name “rendang”.

The red fruit is used in traditional medicine and tastes similar to that of its rhizomes.

The plant is commonly grown in singapore herb and spice gardens, flowering on an erect peak of pale yellow color with a white lip and center dotted in red. In this region the rhizomes are called “kew lam”, which translated means “blue ginger”, although none of this ginger is blue in color.

In addition to the rhizomes that are widely used in cooking, the immature side buds and closed flower buds of this ginger are edible when steamed.

Studies have shown that the rhizome of alpinia galanga has medicinal properties with significant antioxidant, antiviral, antibacterial, gastro-protective, anti-platelet, hypoglycemic, antiallergic, antifungal activity, among others.