====== Galangal ======
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latin_names: Alpina officinalum or A. galanga
folk_names: Chewing John, China Root, Colic Root, East India Catarrh Root, Galingal, Galingale, Gargaut, India Root, Kaempferia Galanga, Low John the Conqueror, Rhizoma Galangae
gender_tags:  Masculine
planet_tags: Mars
element_tags: Fire
deity_tags: 
effect_tags: Protection, Lust, Health, Money, Psychic Powers, Hex-Breaking, Magical Energy
part_tags: dried root
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===== Magical Uses =====

Galangal has been used for many different magical needs. Worn or carried it protects its bearer and draws good luck. Placed in a sachet of leather with silver it brings money. Powdered galangal is burned to break spells and curses. It is also carried or sprinkled around the home to promote lust.

Worn, galangal aids psychic development and guards the bearer's health. If galangal is unavailable, ginger, which is part of the same family, can be substituted.

===== Aromatherapy =====

Our name for this close relative of culinary ginger stems from the Arabic //Khalanjan//.

Galangal is usually sold in two forms: small, whole roots or slices of larger roots. Grind or break them apart before using.

Galangal possesses a stimulating scent akin to ginger. Inhale the fragrance prior to any type of magical working to increase your ability to draw personal energy from your body.

The scent is also useful to stave off the desire for sleep if you must keep working on a project. (Do remember, however, that nothing is a substitute for sleep!)

Additionally, the spicy odor is, with proper visualization, inhaled for personal protection.

The scent of galangal was once used lo stimulate sexual desire but its effects, if any, seem lo have been the product of suggestion rather than any direct physiological action.
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