Greenlike Dried Kaempferia Galanga Sand Ginger Sliced 16oz

Galanga is a small, stemless perennial herb growing up to 45cm tall from a rhizomatous rootstock. The thick, rounded leaves usually lay flat in a rosette on the ground. Gathered from the wild for local use as a food and medicine, the plant is also sometimes cultivated as a spice in the tropics, especially in India, Malaya and China. Galanga is a bitter, stimulant herb with a camphoraceous aroma. It is antibacterial, improves the digestion and has diuretic effects[ Suggested Use: They can be eaten raw, steamed, in curries or cooked with chilli paste and used as a side dish with rice The rhizomes can also be used as a condiment and, when dried, have been used as a substitute for turmeric in curry powder 12cm0.30.5cm