Botanical Name: Kaempferia Galangal L

Country of Origin: India

Cultivation Method: Conventional Cultivation

Method of Extraction: Steam Distilled Rhizomes

Consistency: Thin

Aromatic Description: Fresh spicy-camphoraceous odour

Perfumery Note: Middle

Aromatherapy Properties: (Uses) The volatile oil of rhizomes of Galangal is a shrub originating from South-East Asia. Its black, knotty rhyzome is very similar to ginger. Upon occasion Galangal essential oil is used in perfumery.

Blends well with: Allspice, Chamomile Maroc, Cinnamon Leaf, Citrus Oils, Lavandin, Myrtle, Opoponax Wild Crafted, Patchouli Dark, Pine Long Leaf, Rosemary, and Sage

History: The genus Alpinia was named by Plumier after Prospero Alpino, a famous Italian botanist of the early seventeenth century. The name Galangal is derived from the Arabic word Khalanjan, perhaps a perversion of a Chinese word meaning 'mild ginger'. The Galangal essential oil has been used as a natural remedy in Europe, especially in England. Also known as Low John.

Silky Scents Essential Oils are used in Aromatherapy applications and recipes!