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10ml Ginger Essential Oils

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Ginger Essential Oil is extracted from the Zingiberaceae officinale plant, also known as Common/Jamaica Ginger. The oil is extracted by steam distillation from the unpeeled or dried, ground-up root of the plant. It is a warming oil and is particularly good for digestion and fighting nausea and vomiting.

Ginger oil has many therapeutic properties. It is used in the treatment of fractures, soothing the pain of rheumatism, arthritis and carbuncles. It helps with hangovers, motion sickness, colds, flu, coughs, sinusitis, sore throat, skin sores, diarrhoea, colic, cramps, chills and fever. Used in a vaporiser, this oil is its energizing properties make it a good aphrodisiac. Put a drop of oil on a handkerchief and inhale to control nausea, motion sickness and cold.

Ginger has its origins in India, China and Java, but is also native to Africa and West Indies. Sanskrit and Chinese texts mention the use of ginger as medicine. It is also mentioned in ancient Greek, Roman and Arabian literature, where dried ginger is used for stomach aches, diarrhoea, throat problems and nausea. The Chinese also use it to boost the heart and to reduce mucus and phlegm.