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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>[[Image:Galangal.web.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Kaempferia galanga]]<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Galangal&#039;&#039;&#039;, [[Malay language|Malay]] &#039;&#039;lengkuas&#039;&#039;, [[Mandarin (linguistics)|Mandarin]] (Traditional: 南薑/Simplified: 南姜, also termed as: T:高良薑/S:高良姜), [[Cantonese (linguistics)|Cantonese]] &#039;&#039;lam keong&#039;&#039; (藍薑, also known as &#039;&#039;&#039;blue ginger&#039;&#039;&#039;), is a [[rhizome]] with culinary and medicinal uses, best known in the west today for its appearance in Southeast Asia cuisine but also common in recipes from medieval [[Europe]]. Though it resembles [[ginger root|ginger]] in appearance, it tastes little like ginger. In its raw form, galangal has a soapy, earthy aroma and a pine-like flavor with a faint hint of citrus. It is available as a powder from vendors of Oriental [[spices]] and is also available whole, cut or powdered from vendors of [[herb]]s. A mixture of galangal and lime juice is used as a tonic in parts of Southeast Asia. It is said to have the effect of an [[aphrodisiac]], and act as a stimulant. Galangal is also known as &#039;&#039;&#039;laos&#039;&#039;&#039; (its [[Indonesian language|Indonesian]] name), &#039;&#039;&#039;galanggal&#039;&#039;&#039;, and, somewhat confusingly, &#039;&#039;&#039;galingale&#039;&#039;&#039;, which is the name for several unrelated plants of the &#039;&#039;[[Cyperus]]&#039;&#039; [[genus]] of [[sedge]]s, also with aromatic rhizomes. <br /> <br /> The word galangal, or its variant &#039;&#039;&#039;galanga&#039;&#039;&#039; is used as a common name for all members of the genus &#039;&#039;[[Alpinia]]&#039;&#039;, but in common usage can refer to four plants, all in the [[Zingiberaceae]] (ginger family):<br /> <br /> *&#039;&#039;Alpinia galanga&#039;&#039; or [[greater galangal]]<br /> *&#039;&#039;Alpinia officinarum&#039;&#039; or [[lesser galangal]]<br /> *&#039;&#039;[[Kaempferia galanga]]&#039;&#039;, also called &#039;&#039;&#039;lesser galangal&#039;&#039;&#039; or &#039;&#039;&#039;sand ginger&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> *&#039;&#039;Boesenbergia pandurata&#039;&#039;, also called &#039;&#039;&#039;Chinese ginger&#039;&#039;&#039; or [[fingerroot]]<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;A. galanga&#039;&#039; is also known as &#039;&#039;&#039;Chewing John&#039;&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;&#039;Little John Chew&#039;&#039;&#039; and galanga root. Under these names, it is used in [[folk medicine]] and in [[voodoo]] charms (see [[John the Conqueror]] for related lore).<br /> [[Image:Koeh-156.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Lesser Galangal (&#039;&#039;Alpinia officinarum&#039;&#039;)]]<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Galangal oil&#039;&#039;&#039; is also used regularly in various forms of oils for anointing. It is a component of [[Abramelin oil]], a preparation described in the [[Kabbalah|Kabbalistic]] [[grimoire]] [[The Book of Abramelin]] and adapted by [[Aleister Crowley]] and other modern occultists and mystics.<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> *[[Alpinia galanga]]<br /> *[[Lesser galangal]]<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Zingiberaceae]]<br /> [[Category:Spices]]<br /> [[Category:Thai cuisine]]</div>

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