Pronounced guh-LANG-guh, galangal is in the ginger family, but it is not ginger! It is used extensively in Asian cuisine and as a medicine. It is often used to treat digestive disorders, diseases associated with inflammation, such as arthritis, diabetes, and Alzheimer’s, and has been shown in studies to be highly effective for treating and preventing the spread of gastric, breast, colon, pancreatic, liver, bile duct, leukemia, and melanoma cancers.
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