Ginger essential oil is therapeutic

Organic essential oil of ginger (Ginger)

Zingiber officinale

Ingredients: 100% organic and therapeutic ginger essential oil

Country of origin: Madagascar

Extraction method: Steam distillation

Plant part: root

Shelf life: 24 months

Storage conditions: in a cool, dark place at a temperature no higher than +20°C (it is preferable to store in the refrigerator if you use it rarely). Avoid direct sunlight and warm/hot surfaces. Do not expose to oxidation and ingress of air.

Therapeutic effect:

Musculoskeletal system: analgesic effect

Digestive system: digestive, gastric, antiemetic, carminative action

Respiratory: antitussive, broncholytic, expectorant

Nervous: anticonvulsant, aphrodisiac

Immune system: immunomodulatory

General therapeutic properties: antibacterial, antifungal, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antispasmodic action

Symptoms for which ginger essential oil is recommended for use:

Circulatory system: weak blood circulation, cold feet or hands

Digestive system: abdominal pain, nausea, morning weakness, excessive flatulence, loss of appetite, constipation or diarrhea, vomiting

Musculoskeletal system: muscle aches, arthritis, sprains, rheumatism, joint pain and stiffness, warming

Nervous system: nervous exhaustion, weakness, neuralgia

Reproductive/Endocrine System: Absence or decreased sex drive, impotence, menstrual cramps and pain, morning sickness, amenorrhea, and dysmenorrhea

Respiratory system: bronchitis, cold, chronic bronchitis (warms the lungs)

Psycho-Emotional System: Indecisiveness, confusion, loss of motivation, psychological burnout caused by chronic stress, sexual anxieties, lack of orientation, lack of concentration, apathy, feelings of loneliness and humility, lack of mental clarity, poor memory, foggy thinking

Methods of use:

Diffusion, nasal inhalation, steam inhalation, general massage and reflex point massage in diluted form, skin application, point application, oral (internal) application, bath, foot and hand baths

Precautions and contraindications:

• Contraindicated during pregnancy and breastfeeding
• Do not use essential oil for intravenous or intramuscular injections
• Do not apply essential oil directly to mucous membranes, nose, eyes, ear canal, etc
• Never heat ginger essential oil for diffusion. Use only a special diffuser for spraying essential oils
• Ginger essential oil is not recommended for people with gallbladder disease

The history of the use of ginger

Ginger is believed to be native to East Asia, which includes southern China, Vietnam, and Indonesia. There is also information that it was cultivated in the most ancient times in Mongolia and South India. It spread eastward with early Polynesian migrants to the islands of the South Pacific and westward with Arab traders plying the Indian Ocean to West Africa, where it is still cultivated. Through the slave trade, ginger eventually found its way to the Caribbean islands, particularly Jamaica, where it is still a popular crop.

The ancient Greeks and Romans knew ginger mainly as a spice and warming agent that came from India. With the revival of the spice trade with the Middle East during the Middle Ages after the Crusades, ginger roots began to arrive in the hungry ports of Venice and Genoa. As an expensive, exotic culinary spice, it was distributed among rich princely, imperial and church households, where ginger was valued for its complex, spicy, but sweet-tart taste.

Later, doctors in Europe also began to use ginger. They needed the root as an integral ingredient for their Arabic herbal formulas: the traditional Greek system of medicine of the time was inspired by the vigorous Islamic culture. Ginger essential oil was first extracted in Europe around 1500, along with many other native and imported essential oil plants that were in use at the time.

Ginger essential oil as a therapeutic agent

In fact, ginger is one of the few herbal medicines that have been used for the past two millennia in all three major systems of traditional medicine: Chinese, Ayurvedic, and Greek. The textbooks of all three systems agree on its warming, stimulating and mild pain-relieving effect, recommending its use mainly for colds. From a physiological point of view, ginger is an arterial stimulator of blood circulation. Ginger essential oil performs this main effect in the same way as tincture and root decoction. At the same time, ginger essential oil also acts as a warming stimulator of the respiratory, digestive, reproductive and musculoskeletal system, where it has an additional mild antispasmodic, pain-relieving and anti-inflammatory effect. Thus, colds, atonic conditions with pain and numbness respond best to its use. And also chronic gastritis, bronchitis, arthritis, etc.

Ginger essential oil is also a good antiviral and immune-stimulating agent. Can be added to other oils or tinctures to treat colds and flu and has been shown to stimulate both T cells and cellular immunity.

From an olfactory point of view, ginger is also beneficial psychologically. With its pungent, sweet aroma, ginger essentially solves problems of motivation, self-confidence and courage. Injecting warmth and passion into the soul and sense of life, this fragrance is intended for a person who has become apathetic, unmotivated, indifferent, emotionally cold or even depressed.