A chemical compound found in galangal plants that has anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties.
From 'galanga' (the plant name from Arabic/Sanskrit) plus the chemical suffix '-in,' following the pattern of naming plant compounds like 'quercetin' from quercetin-containing plants.
Galangin is one of the reason people in Southeast Asia have traditionally used galangal for medicine—it's a powerful antioxidant that can fight inflammation in your body, and modern scientists are studying it to develop new anti-inflammatory drugs.
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