Hildegard galangal root in the shaker

Galangal, Alpinia officinarum, family Zingiberaceae (ginger family), native to East Asia

Ground galangal root

in the shaker content 40 g

Galangal is rich in bioflavonoids determined for potency. As early as the 16th century, the doctor Mattioli wrote: "Galangal aromatizes the breath, promotes digestion and eliminates flatulence." Similar insights are handed down from Paracelsus. On the other hand, the Benedictine abbess Hildegard von Bingen writes of galangal as a heart-active remedy: "Anyone who suffers from pain in the heart and whose heart threatens to have an attack of weakness should immediately eat a sufficient amount of galangal and he will feel better."