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Where is the producing area of alpinia officinalis? When do you usually pick and dig? What is the effect?

Published: 2024-11-22 Author: mysheen
Last Updated: 2024/11/22, Alpinia officinalis, the name of traditional Chinese medicine, is cylindrical in shape, multi-curved, branched, long 5~9cm, diameter 1~1.5cm. The surface is brownish red to dark brown, with fine longitudinal wrinkles and grayish brown wavy links, with 0.2 cm long internodes and round root marks on one side. So, ba

Alpinia officinalis, the name of traditional Chinese medicine, is cylindrical in shape, multi-curved, branched, long 5~9cm, diameter 1~1.5cm. The surface is brownish red to dark brown, with fine longitudinal wrinkles and grayish brown wavy links, with 0.2 cm long internodes and round root marks on one side. So, where is Bajianmu Gaoliang ginger producing area? When do you usually pick and dig? What is the effect?

Where is the producing area of Bajianmu Gaoliang ginger? When do you usually pick and dig?

Gaoliang ginger is mainly produced in Guangdong and Hainan. It is generally dug in late summer and early autumn, remove fibrous roots and residual scales, wash, cut, and dry.

Second, what is the effect of Gaoliang ginger?

1. The effect of warming and relieving pain

The water extract and ether extract of alpinia officinarum had synergistic effect on the elevation of transaminase, and the two extracts had certain effects on anesthetized mice, but the effect of ether extract was stronger. It has been proved that the extract of alpinia officinarum has obvious analgesic effect and is used as an analgesic in clinic.

2. Treatment of digestive tract inflammation

According to experiments, the water extract of alpinia officinarum can treat water-immersed stress ulcer in mice and hydrochloric acid-induced ulcer in rats, so we can use it to treat gastritis, gastric ulcer and intestinal inflammation with excessive gastric acid secretion.

3. Treatment of diarrhea

The water extract of alpinia officinarum can also promote gastrointestinal digestion and is effective against diarrhea caused by castor oil, as well as diarrhea caused by Senna leaves, and can treat diarrhea and abdominal pain caused by food poisoning or improper diet.

4. Regulate blood circulation

Alpinia officinarum has an analgesic effect on cardiac colic and a delaying effect on the stopping or slowing of arteriolar blood flow caused by adrenaline in mild colic. It has the effect of delaying the shrinkage time of pipe diameter.

III. Taboo crowd

Those with heat due to yin deficiency should not take Gaoliang ginger. High blood pressure and hemorrhoids are not suitable for use.

 
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