Beautiful Galangal
Alpinia Zerumbet
Da Cao Kou

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Part(s) used

Seed

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To dissipate cold and dry damp, dispel phlegm and interrupt malaria, fortify spleen and warm stomach.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Cold pain in heart and abdomen, distention fullness in chest and abdomen, cold-damp accumulation and obstruction, indigestion, vomiting and diarrhea.