Ingredient:
Ginger
Botanical name:
Zingiber officinale
Aroma:
Warm and spicy, with zesty lemon notes
Evidence-based Therapeutic Properties:
• Analgesic (reduces localized discomfort)
• Anti-inflammatory (reduces localized inflammation)
• Anti-nausea (reduces nausea)
• Antioxidant (protects cells)
Traditional-based Therapeutic Properties:
• Antirheumatic (calms arthritis and rheumatism symptoms)
• Rubefacient (stimulates blood flow)
• Stimulant (boosts energy)
• Anti-nausea (calms nauseousness)
• Anxiolytic (calms anxiousness)
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Fun Facts:
Fun Fact 1
Ginger has a long history of medicinal and culinary uses, especially in Indian, Chinese, and Greek civilizations, and plays a key role in Ayurvedic medicine. Native to India, the stimulating and warming essential oil is steam distilled from the rhizome (the underground root). The word ginger comes from the Greek zingiberis, which derives from the Sanskrit word for 'horn-shaped'.
Fun Fact 2
Ginger essential oil is popular in massage oils for its uses in improving circulation and relieving muscle tension, particularly when the muscles are cold and contracted.
Fun Fact 3
Ginger is known to be warming, stimulating, and fortifying. It can strengthen emotions, increase determination, and inspire initiative and action. It is also thought to help blow away the winter blues and be useful in combating Seasonal Affective Disorder.