how to use what is galangal (a.k.a. low john)
CHEWING JOHN, LITTLE JOHN, COURT CASE ROOT. The third John root is Chewing John, sometimes called Little John to Chew or Court Case Root. This is Alpina galanga, otherwise called Galangal. It is a member of the ginger family and is medicinally used as a stomachic and carminative.