Ginger essential oil
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Jun-23-2010
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Originally from China, ginger has arrived in the Mediterranean by the caravan of nomads and traders who followed the spice route. Widely used in the Orient for its therapeutic properties, ginger is a very important place in Greece and the Middle East for its aromatic properties. Ginger is therefore an essential spice in the kitchen, as well as saffron, cloves and pepper.
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The plant is perennial herb with branched rhizomes and tuberculosis from which leave long stems up to 1 meter high. It has alternate, lanceolate leaves and purple flowers, gathered in spikes. Ginger grows today through the world and is appreciated for its aroma and its various virtues. Note that it is particularly known for its aphrodisiac!
The essential oil of ginger is produced by distillation of the root taken from the plant after flowering.
The action for which the ginger is the best known is undoubtedly sexual stimulation. In countries all over the world ginger in the composition of filters and aphrodisiac potions. Sometimes mixed with pepper, sometimes with honey ... However, an action he slower than his reputation to it (eg Pepper has a far more "fuel" as it is almost immediate). According to legend, Nostradamus had written an explosive mixture (containing ginger, pepper, cinnamon and cloves), following which we would die in horrible contortions if desired object was not immediately darling.
In addition to its aphrodisiac qualities that made him famous, ginger is known to be very effective on the digestive system. Indeed, it aids digestion, combats the nausea, the appetite and removes excess water from the body by stimulating perspiration. It seems that ginger tea after a heavy drinking is particularly beneficial for the digestive system. It is a component of many culinary dishes for its aromatic qualities and its digestive property, it is found particularly in the gingerbread.
Its antiseptic, antispasmodic and febrifuge make an essential oil to treat-appreciated by infusion, decoction, gargles or bath-related infections, cold (flu, colds, sore throats, prevention of contagious diseases) and fight fever.
In bath, massage, poultice or rubbing its action warming and tonic acts especially on rheumatic or muscular pain.
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