Seasickness Health Dictionary

Colic root. Chinese Ginger. Alpinia officinarum, Hance. Dried rhizome.

Keynote: colic.

Constituents: galangol, oil.

Action: carminative, stomachic, stimulant, diaphoretic, anti-neoplastic. “Antifungal against various candida species.” (Planta Medica 1988, 54(2), pp 117-20)

Uses: flatulent indigestion, chronic nausea and vomiting, seasickness. Ulceration of gums and skin. Benign tumour.

Preparations: Average dose: 1-2g. Thrice daily.

Decoction. Half a teaspoon to each cup water gently simmered 20 minutes. Dose: quarter to half cup morning and evening.

Liquid Extract BHP (1983) 1:1 in 25 per cent alcohol. Dose, 1-2ml. Tincture BHP (1983) 1:5 in 45 per cent alcohol. Dose, 2-4ml. Powder (internal use) 1-2 grams. Also as snuff. ... galangal

n. the feeling that one is about to vomit, as experienced in seasickness and in morning sickness of early pregnancy. Actual vomiting often occurs subsequently.... nausea