Lesser Galangal Root Alpinia officinarum.

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Application Guide,Warnings,Precautions.

Lesser Galangal Root Extract CAS Galangin 548-83-4 Alpinia officinarum Extract Radix Galangae photo picture image Don't take if you:Are pregnant, think you may be pregnant or plan pregnancy in the near future. Have any chronic disease of the gastrointestinal tract, such as stomach or duodenal ulcers, esophageal reflux (reflux esophagitis), ulcerative colitis, spastic colitis, diverticulosis, diverticulitis.

Consult your doctor if you:Take this herb for any medical problem that doesn't improve in 2 weeks. There may be safer, more-effective treatments. Take any medicinal drugs or herbs including aspirin, laxatives, cold and cough remedies, antacids, vitamins, minerals, amino acids, supplements, other prescription or non-prescription drugs.

Pregnancy:Problems in pregnant women taking small or usual amounts have not been proved. But the chance of problems does exist. Don't use unless prescribed by your doctor.

Breast-feeding:Problems in breast-fed infants of lactating mothers taking small or usual amounts have not been proved. But the chance of problems does exist. Don't use unless prescribed by your doctor.

Infants and children:Treating infants and children under 2 with any herbal preparation is hazardous.

Others:None expected if you are under 45, not pregnant, basically healthy, take it for only a short time and do not exceed manufacturer's recommended dosage.

Storage:Keep cool and dry, but don't freeze. Store safely away from children.

Common Effect:

Galangal improves the appetite and it stimulates the blood stream in the body and the brain. The herb improves health and vitality. It is also used as a sexual stimulant.

The mild psychoactive effect is felt quite soon after chewing and swallowing a few teaspoons of Galangal. You can experience a warm feeling, clear thinking and altered perception, especially visual.

Larger doses can lead to mild visual hallucinations.

Usage and Applications:

Chew 1 to 10 grams or make tea of it, or dissolve it in a warm or cold drink. Use as much herb as you want effect. A small amount on a daily basis stimulates the blood circulation and the central nervous system. When used as tea, you can add some honey and / or peppermint leaves to improve the taste.

It is possible to use Galangal as a spice in meals such as rice dishes. Add a teaspoon Galangal when boiling the rice. When brought to taste with honey, you get an extraordinary hot and spicy dish. Galangal can be mixed with other herbs like Damiana to improve the taste.

To treat cold pain in the abdomen due to stomach-cold: This herb is always used in mutual enforcement with blast-fried ginger, e.g., Er Jiang Wan.

To treat distending pain in the abdomen due to stomach-cold and stagnation of liver-qi: This herb is mostly used together with nutgrass flatsedge rhizome (Rhizoma Cyperi) in order to soothe the liver, regulate the circulation of qi, dispel cold and relieve pain, e.g., Liang Fu Wan.

To treat vomiting due to stomach-cold: This herb can be used together with dangshen (Radix Codonopsis Pilosulae), tuckahoe (Poria Cocos), largehead atractylodes rhizome (Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae), etc.

Safety and Toxicity:Galangin

Chemical Name:Flavone,3,5,7-trihydroxy-
CAS Number: 548-83-4 Beilstein Reference:0272179
Molecular Formula:C15-H10-O5 Molecular Weight:270.25 Description:Mutagen
Synonyms:4H-Benzopyran-4-one,3,5,7-trihydroxy-2-phenyl-;Galangin;Norizalpinin;3,5,7-Trihydroxyflavone.
Melting Point:214~215 Deg C. Solubility:soluble in Ethanol,aether, insoluble in water, easy soluble in chloroform,benzene.

Acute Toxicity:
LD.Lethal dose.Oral.Rodent-mouse.>1500 mg/kg.
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value.
Reference:DARUEE Dokl Akad Nauk resp.Uzb.Volume(issue)/page/year:(9-10),55,1995

Mutagenic Data:
Mutation in microorganisms.Bacteria-Salmonella typhimurium.133 nmol/plate.
Micronucleus test.Intraperitoneal.Rodent-mouse.1 gm/kg.
Mutation in microorganisms.Rodent-hamster Ovary.25 mg/L.
Sister chromatid exchange.Rodent-hamster Ovary.65 mg/L.
Mutation in mammalian somatic cells.Rodent-hamster Ovary.20 mg/L.
Reference:MUREAV Mutation Research.(Elsevier Science Pub.B.V.,POB 211,1000 AE Amsterdam,Netherlands)V.1-1964-Volume(issue)/page/year:54,297,1978.124,255,1983.113,45,1983.

Micronucleus test.Intraperitoneal.Rodent-hamster.33 mg/kg.
Reference:ENMUDM Environmental Mutagenesis.(New York,NY)V.1-9,1979-87.For publisher information,see EMMUEG.Volume(issue)/page/year:2,231,1980

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Lesser Galangal Root Alpinia officinarum.

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Application Guide,Warnings,Precautions.

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