{"id":549,"date":"2026-01-21T13:40:27","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T13:40:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alshifaherbal.com\/en\/?p=549"},"modified":"2026-01-21T13:40:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T13:40:27","slug":"alpinia-galanga-willd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alshifaherbal.com\/en\/alpinia-galanga-willd\/","title":{"rendered":"Alpinia Galanga Willd"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Language<\/th>\nRoman \/ English Name<\/th>\nNative Script<\/th>\nUrdu<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Scientific Name<\/strong><\/td>\nAlpinia galanga<\/td>\nAlpinia galanga<\/td>\n\u0627\u0644\u067e\u06cc\u0646\u06cc\u0627 \u06af\u0627\u0644\u0627\u0646\u06af\u0627<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Botanical Name<\/strong><\/td>\nGreater Galangal<\/td>\nAlpinia<\/td>\n\u06af\u0631\u06cc\u0679\u0631 \u06af\u0627\u0644\u0627\u0646\u06af\u0644<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Latin Name<\/strong><\/td>\nAlpinia galanga Willd.<\/td>\nAlpinia galanga<\/td>\n\u0627\u0644\u067e\u06cc\u0646\u06cc\u0627 \u06af\u0627\u0644\u0627\u0646\u06af\u0627<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Family Name<\/strong><\/td>\nZingiberaceae<\/td>\nZingiberaceae<\/td>\n\u0632\u0646\u062c\u06cc\u0628\u06cc\u0631\u06cc\u0633\u06cc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Genus Name<\/strong><\/td>\nAlpinia<\/td>\nAlpinia<\/td>\n\u0627\u0644\u067e\u06cc\u0646\u06cc\u0627<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
English Name<\/strong><\/td>\nGreater Galangal, Java Galangal, Siamese Ginger<\/td>\nGalangal<\/td>\n\u062e\u0644\u0646\u062c\u0627\u0646<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Urdu Name<\/strong><\/td>\nKhulanjan<\/td>\n\u062e\u0644\u0646\u062c\u0627\u0646<\/td>\n\u062e\u0644\u0646\u062c\u0627\u0646<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Arabic Name<\/strong><\/td>\nKhoolanjaan, Khawlinjaan<\/td>\n\u062e\u0648\u0644\u0646\u062c\u0627\u0646 \/ \u062e\u0627\u0648\u0644\u0646\u062c\u0627\u0646<\/td>\n\u062e\u0644\u0646\u062c\u0627\u0646<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Persian Name<\/strong><\/td>\nKhusrodaru Kalan, Khawalinjaan<\/td>\n\u062e\u0633\u0631\u0648 \u062f\u0627\u0631\u0648 \/ \u062e\u0648\u0627\u0644\u0646\u062c\u0627\u0646<\/td>\n\u062e\u0644\u0646\u062c\u0627\u0646<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Punjabi Name (Pakistan)<\/strong><\/td>\nKulanjan<\/td>\n\u06a9\u0644\u0646\u062c\u0646<\/td>\n\u06a9\u0644\u0646\u062c\u0646<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sindhi Name<\/strong><\/td>\nKulanjan<\/td>\n\u06a9\u0644\u0646\u062c\u0646<\/td>\n\u06a9\u0644\u0646\u062c\u0646<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pashto Name<\/strong><\/td>\nKulanjan<\/td>\n\u06a9\u0644\u0646\u062c\u0646<\/td>\n\u06a9\u0644\u0646\u062c\u0646<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Balochi Name<\/strong><\/td>\nKulanjan<\/td>\n\u06a9\u0644\u0646\u062c\u0646<\/td>\n\u06a9\u0644\u0646\u062c\u0646<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Saraiki Name<\/strong><\/td>\nKulanjan<\/td>\n\u06a9\u0644\u0646\u062c\u0646<\/td>\n\u06a9\u0644\u0646\u062c\u0646<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hindko Name<\/strong><\/td>\nKulanjan<\/td>\n\u06a9\u0644\u0646\u062c\u0646<\/td>\n\u06a9\u0644\u0646\u062c\u0646<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brahui Name<\/strong><\/td>\nKulanjan<\/td>\n\u06a9\u0644\u0646\u062c\u0646<\/td>\n\u06a9\u0644\u0646\u062c\u0646<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kashmiri Name<\/strong><\/td>\nKulanjan<\/td>\n\u06a9\u0644\u0646\u062c\u0646<\/td>\n\u06a9\u0644\u0646\u062c\u0646<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hindi Name<\/strong><\/td>\nKulanjan, Barakulinjan<\/td>\n\u0915\u0941\u0932\u0902\u091c\u0928<\/td>\n\u06a9\u0644\u0646\u062c\u0646<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bengali Name<\/strong><\/td>\nKulanjan, Mahabhari Vach<\/td>\n\u0995\u09c1\u09b2\u09be\u099e\u09cd\u099c\u09a8<\/td>\n\u06a9\u0644\u0646\u062c\u0646<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gujarati Name<\/strong><\/td>\nKolinjan<\/td>\n\u0a95\u0acb\u0ab2\u0abf\u0a82\u0a9c\u0aa8<\/td>\n\u06a9\u0648\u0644\u0646\u062c\u0646<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Marathi Name<\/strong><\/td>\nKosht-kulinjan<\/td>\n\u0915\u094b\u0937\u094d\u0920 \u0915\u0941\u0932\u0902\u091c\u0928<\/td>\n\u06a9\u0648\u0634\u0679 \u06a9\u0644\u0646\u062c\u0646<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kannada Name<\/strong><\/td>\nRasmi, Sugandha Vachi<\/td>\n\u0cb8\u0cc1\u0c97\u0c82\u0ca7 \u0cb5\u0c9a\u0cbf<\/td>\n\u0633\u0648\u06af\u0646\u062f\u06be\u0627 \u0648\u0686\u06be\u06cc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tamil Name<\/strong><\/td>\nPerarathai<\/td>\n\u0baa\u0bc7\u0bb0\u0bb0\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8<\/td>\n\u067e\u06cc\u0631\u0627\u0631\u062a\u06be\u0627\u0626\u06cc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Telugu Name<\/strong><\/td>\nPedda dumparashtram<\/td>\n\u0c2a\u0c46\u0c26\u0c4d\u0c26 \u0c26\u0c41\u0c02\u0c2a\u0c30\u0c3e\u0c37\u0c4d\u0c1f\u0c4d\u0c30\u0c02<\/td>\n\u067e\u06cc\u0688\u0627 \u062f\u0645\u067e<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Malayalam Name<\/strong><\/td>\nPeraratta<\/td>\n\u0d2a\u0d46\u0d30\u0d30\u0d1f\u0d4d\u0d1f<\/td>\n\u067e\u06cc\u0631\u0627\u0631\u0679\u0627<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Odia Name<\/strong><\/td>\nKulanjan<\/td>\n\u0b15\u0b41\u0b32\u0b1e\u0b4d\u0b1c\u0b28<\/td>\n\u06a9\u0644\u0646\u062c\u0646<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Assamese Name<\/strong><\/td>\nKulanjan<\/td>\n\u0995\u09c1\u09b2\u09be\u099e\u09cd\u099c\u09a8<\/td>\n\u06a9\u0644\u0646\u062c\u0646<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nepali Name<\/strong><\/td>\nKulanjan<\/td>\n\u0915\u0941\u0932\u0902\u091c\u0928<\/td>\n\u06a9\u0644\u0646\u062c\u0646<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sinhala Name<\/strong><\/td>\nHeen araththa<\/td>\n\u0dc4\u0dd3\u0db1\u0dca \u0d85\u0dbb\u0dad\u0dca\u0dad<\/td>\n\u06c1\u06cc\u0646 \u0627\u0631\u062a\u06be\u0627<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sanskrit Name<\/strong><\/td>\nSugandhavacha, Kulinjana<\/td>\n\u0938\u0941\u0917\u0928\u094d\u0927\u0935\u091a\u093e<\/td>\n\u0633\u0648\u06af\u0646\u062f\u06be \u0648\u0686<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chinese Name<\/strong><\/td>\nGao liang jiang, Liang jiang<\/td>\n\u9ad8\u826f\u59dc<\/td>\n\u06af\u0627\u0624 \u0644\u06cc\u0627\u0646\u06af \u062c\u06cc\u0627\u0646\u06af<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Japanese Name<\/strong><\/td>\nNankyo<\/td>\n\u30ca\u30f3\u30ad\u30e7\u30a6<\/td>\n\u0646\u0627\u0646\u06a9\u06cc\u0648<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Korean Name<\/strong><\/td>\nYanggang<\/td>\n\uc591\uac15<\/td>\n\u06cc\u0627\u0646\u06af \u06a9\u0627\u0646\u06af<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thai Name<\/strong><\/td>\nKha<\/td>\n\u0e02\u0e48\u0e32<\/td>\n\u06a9\u06be\u0627<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Indonesian Name<\/strong><\/td>\nLengkuas<\/td>\nLengkuas<\/td>\n\u0644\u0646\u06af\u06a9\u0648\u0627\u0633<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Malay Name<\/strong><\/td>\nLengkuas<\/td>\nLengkuas<\/td>\n\u0644\u0646\u06af\u06a9\u0648\u0627\u0633<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vietnamese Name<\/strong><\/td>\nRi\u1ec1ng<\/td>\nRi\u1ec1ng<\/td>\n\u0631\u06cc\u0646\u06af<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Turkish Name<\/strong><\/td>\nHavl\u0131can<\/td>\nHavl\u0131can<\/td>\n\u06c1\u0627\u0648\u0644\u06cc\u062c\u0627\u0646<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Russian Name<\/strong><\/td>\nGalangal<\/td>\n\u0413\u0430\u043b\u0433\u0430\u043d\u0442<\/td>\n\u06af\u0627\u0644\u06af\u0627\u0646<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
German Name<\/strong><\/td>\nGalgant<\/td>\nGalgant<\/td>\n\u06af\u0627\u0644\u06af\u0627\u0646\u0679<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
French Name<\/strong><\/td>\nGrand galanga<\/td>\nGalanga<\/td>\n\u06af\u0631\u0627\u0646 \u06af\u0627\u0644\u0627\u0646\u06af\u0627<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Spanish Name<\/strong><\/td>\nGalanga<\/td>\nGalanga<\/td>\n\u06af\u0627\u0644\u0627\u0646\u06af\u0627<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Portuguese Name<\/strong><\/td>\nGalanga<\/td>\nGalanga<\/td>\n\u06af\u0627\u0644\u0627\u0646\u06af\u0627<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Italian Name<\/strong><\/td>\nGalanga<\/td>\nGalanga<\/td>\n\u06af\u0627\u0644\u0627\u0646\u06af\u0627<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Greek Name<\/strong><\/td>\nGalanga<\/td>\n\u0393\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac\u03bd\u03b3\u03ba\u03b1<\/td>\n\u06af\u0627\u0644\u0627\u0646\u06af\u0627<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Latin Name (Classical)<\/strong><\/td>\nGalanga<\/td>\nGalanga<\/td>\n\u06af\u0627\u0644\u0627\u0646\u06af\u0627<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Swahili Name<\/strong><\/td>\nGalangal<\/td>\nGalangal<\/td>\n\u06af\u0627\u0644\u0627\u0646\u06af\u0644<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Ingredient \/ Plant:<\/strong> Khulanjan \/ Kulanjan \/ Greater (Java) Galangal
Scientific \/ Botanical Name:<\/strong> Alpinia galanga<\/em> Willd.
Family:<\/strong> Zingiberaceae (Ginger family)<\/p>\n

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Description<\/h2>\n

The dried rhizome has been used in traditional medicine for thousands of years and is valued for its antibacterial, anticatarrhal, antifungal, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, antispasmodic, aphrodisiac, aromatic, bitter, cardiotonic, carminative, cordial, diaphoretic, digestive, diuretic, expectorant, nervine tonic, stimulant, and stomachic properties.<\/p>\n

It acts as a warming herb and is commonly used in abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, hiccups, and diarrhoea associated with internal cold. Its mild irritant action on the gastric mucosa helps stimulate digestion and appetite. The rhizome is also beneficial in catarrhal conditions and respiratory disorders such as bronchitis, asthma, and whooping cough.<\/p>\n

Due to its anti-inflammatory action, it is traditionally used in rheumatism and rheumatoid arthritis. It is also recommended for oral and throat conditions including halitosis, inflammation of the mouth and pharynx, and speech weakness such as stammering.<\/p>\n

The herb has a long-standing reputation as a remedy for sexual weakness and nervous debility. Traditional use as an aphrodisiac has been supported by experimental studies showing improvement in reproductive organ weight, sperm motility, and sperm count. It is also valued for strengthening the heart and supporting overall vitality.<\/p>\n

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Recommended Dosage<\/h2>\n
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    Dried rhizome powder:<\/strong> 2\u20134 g daily<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    Contraindications & Precautions<\/h2>\n

    This herb has no known warnings or contraindications<\/strong> when used as directed.<\/p>\n

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    Useful in the Following Conditions<\/h2>\n
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    Condition<\/th>\nCondition<\/th>\nCondition<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
    Abdominal Distention<\/td>\nAsthma<\/td>\nBronchitis<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Catarrh<\/td>\nColic<\/td>\nCommon Cold<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Cough<\/td>\nDiarrhoea<\/td>\nErectile Dysfunction<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Fevers<\/td>\nFlatulence<\/td>\nHalitosis<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Hypertension<\/td>\nIncontinence<\/td>\nIndigestion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Lack of Appetite<\/td>\nLiver Dysfunction<\/td>\nMotion Sickness<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Nausea<\/td>\nNervous Debility<\/td>\nLow Immunity Infections<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Poor Erectile Power<\/td>\nRheumatism<\/td>\nRheumatoid Arthritis<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Seminal Debility<\/td>\nSexual Debility<\/td>\nStomachache<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Stress<\/td>\nUlcers<\/td>\nVomiting<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Weakness of Heart<\/td>\nWhooping Cough<\/td>\nDigestive Weakness<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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      Language Roman \/ English Name Native Script Urdu Scientific Name Alpinia galanga Alpinia galanga \u0627\u0644\u067e\u06cc\u0646\u06cc\u0627 \u06af\u0627\u0644\u0627\u0646\u06af\u0627 Botanical Name Greater Galangal […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":550,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[48,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-549","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-herbs","category-ingredients"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alshifaherbal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/549","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alshifaherbal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alshifaherbal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alshifaherbal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alshifaherbal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=549"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/alshifaherbal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/549\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":552,"href":"https:\/\/alshifaherbal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/549\/revisions\/552"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alshifaherbal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/550"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alshifaherbal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=549"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alshifaherbal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=549"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alshifaherbal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=549"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}