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Description, therapeutic properties and contraindications of medicinal alatini


Botanical description medicinal alatini

Alatine medicines, pharmaceuticals having the name "rhizome of alpinia", is a similar to the reed herbaceous perennial plant and belongs to ginger family. Altinia also known as galangal Chinese. Alatine has a red-brown, highly branched rhizome, reaching a thickness of two centimeters. Inside the rhizome is orange. Under the ground the root of the plant is horizontal, extending to a great length. On the rhizome are allocated robzabrecky ringed leaf stripe of lighter shade. Alatini stems reach a height of six feet, well foliated. The leaves are long and pointed, of eighteen to thirty inches long, lanceolate, arranged in two rows, rarely exceed a width of two centimeters. Flowers alatini gathered in a small terminal spike of white color, have a three-celled ovary, threadlike pistil and stigma almost sedentary. Fruits are considered prescribedin boxes spherical shape. They is a large number of spherical seeds.

Flowering and fruiting alatine drug throughout the year.

The natural place of growth is the Chinese island of Hainan. There alatine built into the culture and has long been used as a medicinal and ornamental plants. In cultural species occurs in Indonesia, Thailand, Japan.

Alpine the genus has about 250 species. All of them are tropical plants and are widely distributed in tropical and subtropical climate of South-East Asia. The closest relative is considered to be Aluminii ginger. Similar species are found everywhere from the Pacific Islands to the Himalayas and Indonesia.


Picking and harvesting of medicinal alatini

Healing properties the root has medicinal alatini. In the procurement of raw materials dug up the roots of adult plants ten years, then cut them into pieces from five to eight inches in length, and then dried.

From the rhizomes of the plant by distillation with steam get the fragrance oil. With the help of solvent extraction method in small quantities to produce the resin.



Therapeutic properties and medicinal use of Aluminii

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Oriental medicine practices, the use of seeds alatini dosage for toothache, indigestion, heartburn, malaria, and cholera. Rhizomes are used to treat inflammation of the small intestine, when the stomach pains, digestive disorders. They effectively increase the functional activity of the digestive system, to stimulate salivation. The use of rootstocks is recommended in case of lack of appetite, exhaustion, headache, fainting, sickness and hypochondria.

Also noted are alatini therapeutic properties as an antiseptic, carminative, bactericidal, stimulant and sudorific. Drugs from alatini capable of preventing the occurrence of relapses of chronic diseases, contribute to the gassing, restore menstrual cycle.

Basically the powder from the root Aluminii drug included in the composition of gastric juice, used in the absence of gastric juice, loss of appetite, to increase the formation of enzymes in the intestine and improve the function of the gallbladder.

Tincture of roots alatini used in the treatment of gastric and intestinal diseases, colic, flatulence, nausea, vomiting and dyspepsia.

Oil of rhizomes has spicy fresh camphor aroma, mixes well with the oils of plants such as Moroccan chamomile, cinnamon, Clary sage, pimento, pine, lavender, patchouli, rosemary, Commiphora and all citrus fruits.

In India alatine widely used as a perfume, is also part of the seasoning, especially popular in curries. It is used as a flavoring in the manufacture of meats and spices.

Usually alatine used as additives to gastric and mouth-watering drops, and often included in the fees, tonic gastric activity. Widely used in homeopathy.


Chemical composition of medicinal alatini

Alatini rhizomes contain large amounts of flavonoids, which include galagin, quercetin, metilguanin, centered and its derivatives, as well as isorhamnetin, cadinene, pinene and cineol. In addition, the composition of the roots of the plant noted the content of the terpene alcohol, resins, essential oils, curcumin, dihydroquercetin, eugenol and tannins.


Recipes from Aluminii drug

At home to prepare not recommended.


Side effects and contraindications to the use of medicinal alatini

Contraindications to the use Aluminii not revealed, butthe use of drugs containing medicinal alithinou, it is recommended to respect the dosage specified in the instructions to the drug.