When it comes to ginger, perhaps we will think of ginger or dried ginger, and for galangal is estimated to be relatively unknown to many people.

In fact, as "one of the ten great medicines" of galangal, not only has a high clinical medicinal value, its tea, decoction, porridge, wine and other daily life use is wonderful. Come, listen to the introduction of Guangdong Province, a famous Chinese medicine.

Hu Shiyun, chief physician of the cardiology department of the Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, introduced the high ginger, also known as small ginger, wind ginger. Derived from the dried rhizome of the ginger plant galangal. Late summer and early fall digging 4 ~ 6 years old galangal rhizome, remove the above ground stem, roots and residual scales, wash, cut, dry can be. Mainly produced in Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan and other places, especially produced in the known as "the hometown of galangal" in guangdong zhanjiang xuwen the best quality. And Gao Liang Jiang has been listed as the Guangdong Zhanjiang Xuwen geographical indication protection varieties.

GaoLiangJiang was first recorded in the "Famous Doctor's Record", classified as a middle grade, has thousands of years of history of medicinal use.

Li Shizhen said: Gao Liang Jiang can strengthen the spleen and stomach, broaden the choking diaphragm, break the cold addiction, in addition to miasma malaria. Therefore, galangal has the function of warming the stomach and stopping vomiting, dispersing cold and pain, commonly used in the middle Jiao cold, cold pain in the epigastric region, cold stomach and vomiting, belching and swallowing acid.

According to Chinese medicine, the stomach is a receptive, "the house of grains". The stomach dysfunction, gastric cold pain, dyspepsia or nausea and vomiting and other symptoms, so-called "stomach cold" evidence.

"Famous Doctor" said: "Gao Liang Jiang cure cold, cold stomach, cholera abdominal pain.

Especially in the fall and winter seasons, the stomach cold or overeating cold, are prone to due to the "stomach cold" evidence caused by the vomiting, abdominal cold pain, may wish to try galangal boiled in water or congee, can effectively alleviate the symptoms of "stomach cold". If the spleen and stomach cold body, long-term use of galangal is a great benefit.

In addition, clinically, galangal is often used with ginger for cold stomach and abdominal pain, if the cold condensation caused by the liver stagnation, also often with the use of incense. In addition, for indigestion, acid reflux and vomiting, gastric ulcers and other applications, the effect is also very significant.

Modern science has also confirmed that the volatile oil contained in galangal has the effect of anti-gastric ulcer, decoction can regulate gastrointestinal motility, is a common medicine for the treatment of digestive diseases. At the same time, galangal can also improve hypoxia resistance, anti-thrombosis, antibacterial and other physiological functions.

The expert introduced, as the medicinal use of galangal is usually in the hospital or pharmacy more see. And we choose to use galangal to treat cold stomach and abdominal pain, do not greed convenience to ginger instead. Director Hu mentioned, ginger more as ingredients or spices to use, generally can only play to solve the table dispersal of cold, warm to stop the effect of vomiting, for the stomach cold caused by abdominal cold pain and no obvious effect.

In addition, the market, there are often substandard high ginger, or for the old goods, or moth, and even counterfeit. How to choose it?

Hu Shiyun tips, choose to color brownish red, powdery enough, skin wrinkles meat convex, taste spicy for the top.

However, galangal is hot, experts especially reminded: Yin deficiency has a hot person prohibited; due to gastric fever caused by vomiting, summer cholera, hot and humid diarrhea, chest pain due to heart deficiency, and pregnant women should be avoided; should not be overdosed, the general dosage of 3-6 grams is appropriate. In addition, it is best to buy from a regular hospital or pharmacy under the guidance of a physician or pharmacist.

Because galangal is rich in galangal, it is an important component of the famous Chinese medicine Ertian oil, wind-expelling oil, Qingliang oil, Wanjin oil and so on. In addition, galangal is also used in large quantities as a flavor, spice, essential oil, ginger tea, medicinal wine and insect repellent.

Ginger Nutrition Medication

1, ginger porridge

Ingredients: 3 grams of ginger, 50 grams of polished round-grained rice.

Practice: Wash galangal, put it into a casserole, add the right amount of water to soak for 20 to 30 minutes (double the amount of fresh products, no need to soak), decoction for about 30 minutes, remove the slag to take the juice, add washed round-grained polished polished-grained rice and continue to cook for about 30 minutes into the congee, let it cool to the right temperature and then eat. Eat 1 to 2 times a day.

Functions: warming the middle and dispersing cold. Especially suitable for stomach cold pain or stomach cold cholera, vomiting and diarrhea, abdominal pain.

2, high ginger red date drink

Ingredients: high ginger 5g, jujube 5 to 8, brown sugar 10 grams

Practice: high ginger, jujube wash, put into a casserole, add the right amount of water soak 20 to 30 minutes (double the dosage of fresh products, do not need to soak), decoction for about 30 minutes, slagging to take the juice, then Add brown sugar and mix well. Take 1 dose a day and drink it twice a day.

Functions: Warms the stomach, stops vomiting, strengthens the spleen, replenishes qi and nourishes blood. It can be used to treat cold stomach, cold stomach, cold pain in the epigastric region, acid reflux, belching, indigestion and other symptoms.

3, gao liang ginger wine

Ingredients: 70 grams of gao liang ginger, patchouli 50 grams, 500 milliliters of yellow wine

Practice: the first gao liang ginger with the fire sizzling out of the charred flavor, broken, patchouli chopped, placed in a casserole, add yellow wine, boil to three or four times boiling, filtered to remove the dregs that become. Take orally, 15-20 ml each time, twice a day.

Functions: Warming the stomach and dispersing cold, aroma, turbidity, qi and pain. Especially suitable for stomach cold vomiting, epigastric cold pain, cholera vomiting diarrhea.