Latin name: Zingiber officinale. Family name: Zingiberaceae.
Ginger oil is distilled from
the root of the plant and is imported from China. It has a warm, spicy-woodsy odor.
Ginger has been used as a healing remedy for thousands of years.
Usage:
Reducing muscular aches and pains, increasing circulation, relieving bronchitis
and whooping cough, nervous exhaustion, in healing colds flu and fever and to
stimulate appetite.
Emotional Profile:
For sexual anxieties, lack of direction, confusion,
loneliness. Blends with: sandalwood, vetiver, patchouli, frankincense, cedarwood,
coriander, rose, neroli, and orange.