| Ginger (Zingiber officinale)is from the ginger family | | | | indicated for poor appetite, indigestion, abdominal |
| (Zingiberaceae). It has been used as a domestic spice | | | | distention and flatulence. Ginger is great for morning |
| and as a remedy for thousands of years, especially in | | | | sickness especially when combined with orange, |
| the East. Ginger was one of the first products to | | | | Roman chamomile and coriander oils. Ginger is a |
| travel the "spice route" from Asia to Europe where | | | | fragrance of valor and courage. It helps the |
| both the Greeks and Romans made extensive use of | | | | fainthearted and the weak, giving a sense of being |
| it. In the 16th century, the Spanish conquistadores | | | | capable and strong to meet challenges. For emotional |
| introduced the cultivation of ginger in the West Indies | | | | healing, use ginger to encourage warmth, empathy, |
| where it rapidly naturalized. Jamaican ginger is still | | | | courage assurance, optimism, and liberation. |
| considered the best variety for culinary use. | | | | The main effects of ginger are that of being a blood |
| Traditionally it is best known as a digestive aid in the | | | | regulator and digestive aid. It mixes well with lemon, |
| West. The British Herbal Pharmacopoeia indicates it for | | | | grapefruit, geranium, sandalwood, palmarosa, mandarin, |
| flatulent intestinal colic. In China it has been used for | | | | ylang ylang, juniper, eucalyptus, clove, rose, neroli, |
| many complaints including rheumatism, dysentery, | | | | jasmine, frankincense, patchouli, cedarwood, coriander, |
| toothaches, malaria, and for cold and moist conditions. | | | | orange, bergamot. To use ginger, dilute one part |
| Hildegard of Bingen used ginger for eye ailments, | | | | essential oil with one part mixing oil, directly inhale, |
| digestive problems and skin disorders in the 12th | | | | diffuse or take as a dietary supplement. For sea |
| century. | | | | sickness, air sickness or problems in balance, a drop |
| Today we would consider ginger to have | | | | can be put behind the ear. Don't use ginger if |
| anti-inflammatory, anticoagulant, anesthetic, and | | | | inflammatory skin diseases are present, high fever, |
| expectorant properties besides being a digestive aid. It | | | | bleeding or ulcers. This oil is generally non-toxic, |
| is used for rheumatism, arthritis, digestive disorders, | | | | non-irritant except in high concentrations, slightly |
| respiratory infections, congestion, muscular aches and | | | | phototoxic and may cause sensitization in some |
| pains, and for nausea. Ginger is wonderful for | | | | individuals. Want to learn more about the healing |
| regulating the blood, for motion sickness, weight loss. It | | | | properties of ginger and other essential oils? Consider |
| is helpful for bringing any condition into balance. | | | | becoming a certified aromatherapist. Educational |
| Essentially Ginger is a warming oil, invigorating and | | | | courses in healing energy and aromatherapy can help |
| decongesting. It is excellent for cold, debilitated | | | | you understand how essential oils heal the body/mind |
| individuals who have a pale, swollen tongue. It is | | | | spirit. |