In recent years, ginger has become a frequent guest at the table in mid-latitude. It is widely known as a spice with exquisite taste and aroma. Also, due to the presence of a large number of essential oils, vitamins and minerals, ginger has many useful properties for the human body: improves digestion, speeds up metabolism, invigorates.
Kalgan is not so popular in everyday life, it is rarely seen in the market and never in a supermarket. Tinctures on a galangal with ginger have a beneficial effect on the human body and are often used in folk medicine.
Benefits and contraindications galangal
In our latitudes, galangal is called erect cinquefoil, belonging to the family Rosaceae. Potato rhizomes are dug up in the forest or in meadows with wild herbs.
This plant is recognized as a medicinal in both folk and official medicine. Kalgan is also called a blood, ovary, diarrhea root. Such names explain the use of the root in the treatment of diseases.
- Kalgan has a number of properties that people have learned to use for their own benefit:
- astringent and antimicrobial action that helps stop, for example, diarrhea;
- hemostatic effect;
- choleretic agent in the form of a decoction of cinquefoil;
- removes toxins from the body;
- has a sedative effect;
- tastes good and has a delicate pink aroma.
At the same time, we must not forget that with uncontrolled use, galangal can cause serious harm to health. For example, people with elevated platelet counts, high blood clotting and blood clotting, taking galangal in any form is strictly prohibited.
Do not use cinquefoil as a medicine or as a seasoning for people prone to constipation. Also, it should be understood that galangal tinctures contain a large percentage of alcohol, therefore, they can not be used orally for children, pregnant, lactating and persons with alcohol dependence.Important! An upright cinquefoil can cause drowsiness. It should not be used by people whose activities are associated with the management of complex mechanisms and those whose professions are associated with increased injuries.
Recipes of ginger-galangal tinctures
Ginger and galangal are both medicinal products and seasonings demanded in cooking, thanks to a unique set of vitamins, minerals, and essential oils. In folk medicine, tinctures on the rhizomes of these plants are traditionally used. For their preparation use vodka, moonshine or pure alcohol.
Ginger Kalanga with Cinnamon
900 g 20 min.
erect rhizome rhizome erect
200 g
Nutritional value per 100 g:
- Wash and peel the tubers.
- Cut the rhizomes arbitrarily so that they pass into the neck of the bottle.
- Pour 250 g of vodka from a bottle to make room.
- Put all the ingredients in a liter bottle with vodka.
- Close the bottle and place in a dark and cool place for two months.
- Filter the resulting product, pour into storage containers, plug.
- Store galvanic in a dark and cool place (pantry or cellar).
The tincture is obtained with a pleasant rich ginger-pink aroma.
Did you know? In the Qur'an, ginger is called Paradise spice. It was believed that he drives away evil spirits and promotes healing and longevity..
Sun-dried galangal with ginger
850 g25 min.
rhizome of galangal dried
100 g
fresh ginger rhizome
50 g
Nutritional value per 100 g:
- Wash, dry, ginger and finely chop the ginger.
- Sun-dried galangal and fresh chopped ginger to bottle.
- Pour the ingredients with vodka.
- Close the bottle and leave for two weeks at room temperature, shaking occasionally (once every two days).
- After two weeks, strain the liquid and pour into storage containers.
- Store in a dark and cool place.
- Sun-dried galangal takes on a red tint. Thanks to this, the product will have the color of expensive cognac.
Did you know? In medieval Europe, cinquefoil was called the Russian root.
On moonshine with honey
1000 g15 min.
dried and chopped roots of cinquefoil
50 g
fresh ginger tuber
40 g
Nutritional value per 100 g:
- Rinse ginger, dry, peel and grate.
- Put all the ingredients in a bottle and pour moonshine.
- Cork the bottle and shake the mixture thoroughly.
- Put in a dark place at room temperature for 14 days.
- After half a month, strain the tincture, pour into a bottle for storage, carefully cork.
- Store in a dark and cool place.
- The presence of roots will not remove the specific moonshine odor, however it will have a beautiful amber color and a ginger-pink flavor.
Application
In folk and official medicine, tincture of erect cinquefoil with ginger was widely used.
It has a truly wide spectrum of action on the human body:Important! Ginger-galangal infusion should not be used for people with peptic ulcer of the stomach and duodenum due to the high content of tannins and essential oils, which can lead to irritation of the mucosa and exacerbation of diseases.
- It helps with colds and viral diseases (add 50 g of tincture to warm tea).
- Eliminates inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT), diarrhea enteritis (1 tsp. Dilute tinctures in 100 g of water, take every two hours or after each stool).
- Restores intestinal microflora when taking antibiotics (1 tbsp. Tincture per 100 g of water to take three times a day).
- Cleanses the liver (1 tbsp. Tincture in a glass of water in the morning and evening).
- It helps with congestion of the biliary tract (1 tbsp. In a glass of water three times a day).
- It makes it possible to quickly stop internal bleeding (50 g of tincture orally).
- Helps to recover from inflammation of the throat or oral cavity (dilute 50 g of tincture in 100 g of warm water and rinse 5 times a day).
- It speeds up the metabolism, improves mood and appetite (it is possible to use it in its pure form, preferably not more than 50 g of the product).
- Disinfects wounds (treat the edges of the cut with alcohol infusion without spreading it with water).
The tincture of the erect cinquefoil in combination with ginger can be called a “first-aid kit” or “a storehouse of useful substances”. With proper preparation and storage, you can appreciate not only the health, but also the taste of drinks with ginger and galangal, combining them with the addition of honey, cinnamon and other additives. The product has a pleasant aftertaste, amber color and rose aroma.
