| Origin: | India |
| Botanical Name: | Zingiber Officinale |
| Family: | Zingiberaceae |
| Plant Part: | Root |
| Color & Appearance: | Pale yellow liquid with characteristic odour |
Ginger is a perennial herb that can grow to about 3-4 feet tall and has a thick spreading tuberous rhizome. Ginger root is crushed and distilled at high heat to extract the oil.
Ginger oil has a strong, warm or spicy aroma. It is used in aromatherapy. It is very beneficial for skin and hair. It helps with cold and flu, nausea, motion sickness, morning sickness, muscle aches and pains. It improves poor circulation.
Ginger oil contains various chemical compounds including pinene, camphene, pinene, cineole, linalool, borneol, terpineol, nerol, neral, geraniol, geranial, geranyl acetate, bisabolin, zingiberine.
Components Main: α-Zingiberine, β-Sesquiphellandrene
Components Others: Geranial, 1-8 cineole, zingiberene, b-bisabolene, b-sesquiphellandrene, ±-pinene, camphene, linalool, borneol, -terpineol, nerol, geraniol and geranyl acetate
There are recognized varieties of the ginger plant, and three are the most prized.
Ginger oil is used in the treatment of fractures, rheumatism, rheumatism, bruises, carbuncles, diarrhea, colic, cramps, nausea, hangovers, travel and seasickness, colds and flu, skin sores, sore throats, colds, congestion, coughs. , sinusitis, cold and fever. Ginger oil is a cooking and flavoring agent for desserts including cakes, cookies, breads and beverages. Also used in perfumery and in blends with other essential oils.
