Alpinia officinarum

It is also sometimes called Lesser galangal, which properly refers to Alpinia officinarum.

The term "lesser galangal" properly refers to Alpinia officinarum.

The lesser version, Alpinia officinarum, is used as a vegetable, like a yam, and is not often found here.

Galangin is a flavonol found in high concentrations in Alpinia officinarum (lesser galangal).

Alpinia officinarum, known as lesser galangal, is a plant in the ginger family, cultivated in Southeast Asia.

Alpinia officinarum contains high concentrations of the flavonol galangin, which has been shown to slow the increase and growth of breast tumor cells.

Galingale (Havlican) (Alpinia officinarum)