Alpinia galanga to cardamom. The rhizome is a common ingredient in Thai curries and soups, where it is used fresh in chunks or cut into thin slices, mashed and mixed into curry paste. Indonesian "rendang" is usually spiced with galangal. Under the names 'chewing John', 'little John to chew', and 'court case root', it is used in African American folk medicine and hoodoo folk magic. Ayurveda considers "A. galanga" (Sanskrit:-"rasna") as a Vata Shamana drug. Known as ("perarathai") in Tamil, this form of ginger is used with licorice root, called in Tamil "athi-mathuram" ("Glycyrrhiza glabra") as folk medicine for colds and sore
Eremophila glabra subsp. glabra Eremophila glabra subsp. glabra Eremophila glabra" subsp. "glabra is a plant in the figwort family, Scrophulariaceae and is endemic to the mainland states of Australia. It is similar to other shrubs in the species "Eremophila glabra" but it distinguished from them by the pattern of fine hairs on the stems. It is found in the drier parts of the continent, including to the west of the Great Dividing Range in the eastern states. "Eremophila glabra" subsp. "glabra" is a shrub varying in size but in the range high, sometimes spreading to wide. The stems are covered with fine white hairs,