Alpinia galanga wani nau'in tsiro ne na dangin ginger (Zingiberaceae), wanda akafi sani da galangal. Tsiron ya fito ne daga kudu maso gabashin Asiya kuma ana noma shi sosai a Indonesia, Malaysia, da Tailandia saboda kayan magani da kayan abinci. Rhizome na shuka shine ɓangaren da aka saba amfani dashi kuma an san shi da yaji, ɗanɗano mai ƙanshi kuma ana amfani dashi a cikin abincin Asiya a matsayin kayan yaji ko kayan yaji. A cikin magungunan gargajiya, an yi imanin cewa yana da fa'idodin kiwon lafiya iri-iri, ciki har da maganin kumburi, analgesic, da ƙari.