What kind of plant is firework ginger? Can I eat it? What's the function?

Alpinia plants. ) Burt. Et Smith, also known as Yanshanhong, Goujiang, Liangzhi, Alpinia officinarum, Alpinia officinarum, Alpinia officinarum, Alpinia officinarum (Pers. ) Burt. Et Smith belongs to Alpinia of Zingiberaceae. Plant height is 2-3 meters.

Main value

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Medicinal value

Functional indication

Dry and wet alternate in warm; Promoting qi and relieving pain; Stop malaria. Indicates a cold pain in the heart; Chest and abdominal distension; Dyspepsia; Vomiting and diarrhea; Malaria. [4]

Alpinia viridis

Alpinia viridis

pharmacological action

The water extract and alcohol extract of Alpinia katsumadai leaves have inhibitory effect on isolated frog heart and contractive effect on isolated guinea pig intestine, but have no effect on rectus abdominis of toad, and have little toxicity to mice. [5]

dosage

Oral administration: decocted, 3-9g seeds or roots; The seeds are ground into powder, each time1.5g.. External use: appropriate amount, mashed with fresh rhizome.

use value

Woven products

Taiwan Province aborigines Paiwan and Lu Kai adopt the stem and leaf sheaths of Alpinia officinarum, which are harvested and dried before flowering, and the extracted fibers are woven into ropes, baskets, plates, baskets, mats or straw mats, while fishermen in northern Australia weave large ropes to tie iron anchors.

Edible

The early indigenous Silaya people and Makadao people in Taiwan Province Province used to make zongzi. Residents in southern Taiwan Province also call yam the leaves of meat dumplings, and it can also be found in traditional cakes and sweet potatoes on pillows. It tastes different from bamboo leaves. Young stems can be used instead of ginger. In addition, in Luzhou, Sichuan, as well as parts of Chongqing and Guizhou, the yellow harrow is wrapped by Alpinia officinarum leaves.