Detailed Product Description

Galangal Essential Oil

Common Name - China Root. India Root
Botanical Name - Alpinia officinarum
Country of Origin  India
Parts Used  Root
Extraction - Steam Distillation

General - Alpinia galanga, a plant in the ginger family, is an herb used in cooking, especially in Indonesian cuisine and Thai cuisine. It is one of four plants known as galangal, and is differentiated from the others with the common name greater galangal (or simply Thai galangal). The galangals are also called blue ginger or Thai ginger.

The plant grows from rhizomes in clumps of stiff stalks up to two meters in height with abundant long leaves which bears red fruit. It is native to South Asia and Indonesia. It is cultivated in Malaysia, , and Thailand. A. galanga is the galangal used most often in cookery. The robust rhizome has a sharp, sweet taste and smells like a blend of black pepper and pine needles. The red fruit is used in traditional Chinese medicine and has a flavor similar to cardamom.

Known as Chittarattai in Tamil, this form of ginger is used with another root called Athi-Mathuram (Glycyrrhizoc Glabra) as folk cure to cold and sore throat.

  Uses - Galangal can be used to get rid from maladies like flatulence, dyspepsia, nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, and motion sickness. It can also be used to cure fevers, colds, cough, sore throat, bronchitis, infection, rheumatism, and liver and gallbladder complaints. Beside aforesaid uses it acts as antibacterial and antispasmodic and used to inhibit prostaglandin synthesis. It has pungent and spicy flavors; it can be used as spice and perfume. It works as a stimulant in homeopathic medicine.

Essential oils packing:

•       5 ml, 10 ml, 25 ml or any pack asked by customer. Minimum order in our label 1000 and in private label 5000
•      Bulk packing is also available.

   All of our essential oils are 100% pure and natural essential oils, of therapeutic grade and free from any chemicals or pesticides.

Although all of our products are of premium quality, our essential oils are not certified organic essential oils.

      Galangal Essential oils and aromatherapy products can also be used in soap making ingredients, lotions, massage oils, diffusers, potpourri, scent, air fresheners, body fragrance, perfume oils, aromatherapy products, bath oils, towel scenting, spa's, incense, light rings, laundry, facial steams, hair treatments, and more.