GINGER (Zingiber officianalis)

Distilled from the rhizome (shallow root) of the plant, in West Indies, China, Viet Nam, Asia.

SAFETY: May be phototoxic-avoid direct exposure to sunlight or UV light source within 24 hours of application. Chemical class: monoterpenes, sesquiterpene, alcohol.

USAGE HISTORY: Used in African, Ayurvedic, Chinese, Egyptian, Greek, Roman, and European medicine extensively for thousands of years.

PROPERTIES:

• Internal-oral; topical; inhalation
• Colds, flu, fever, infectious diseases
• Relieves all kinds of digestive upsets, including colic, flatulence, gas pain, loss of appetite, constipation, nausea, vomiting, indigestion, motion and altitude sickness, anorexia, and hangover (Antiemetic, digestive, carminative, aperitive, laxative)
• Aphrodisiac, increases sexual feelings, uterine tonic after childbirth, regulates menstruation
• Regulates moisture in skin, treats sores and abscesses increases skin circulation
• Eases angina, stimulates circulation and varicose veins, reduces swollen glands, treats anemia
• Dries excess mucus, good for coughs, chronic congestion, smoker’s cough, tonsillitis and respiratory infections, once used as a remedy and preventative for plague in the 1500’s (Antibacterial, antiseptic, febrifuge, antitoxic, antitussive)
• Muscular pain, tightness, congestion, fatigue, sprains and strains, joint pain, injuries-good compress for pain (Analgesic, anti-inflammative, antispasmodic)
• Systems: Immune, respiratory, digestive, cardio-vascular, lymphatic, reproductive, muscular-skeletal, nervous

PERFUME NOTE: Top or heart note

EMOTIONAL/SPIRITUAL:

• Enhances memory
• Stimulating and grounding at the same time, sharpens the senses
• Useful for psychic protection, eases psychic oversensitivity
• Strengthens boundaries
• Improves mental clarity
• Chakra: Balances all chakras particularly root and solar plexus