Antispetic and Antiviral Properites
We often add ginger roots in juices, smoothies or even stews but do you know all its benefits? Thanks to its antiviral, antiseptic, anti-oxydant and anti-inflammatory properties, ginger (Zingiber Officinale) can help us on a daily basis.
Countries of Origin: America, South-east Africa, China, India and Japan. Colour: Pale yellow. Odour: Spicy and warm. Extraction Method: Steam distillation by using unpeeled or fried ground root.
Why Ginger is useful for your health?
- Helps to Cure nausea, travel and morning sickness. - Fights against constipation and other types of difficult digestions. - Can soothes rheumatism and muscular pain. - Increases appetite. - Relieves physical, mental, nervous, digestive & sexual fatigue. - Helps with the treatment of dental pain. - Can treat bronchitis, sinusitis, cough, chronic catarrh. - Improves blood circulation.
Ginger's benefits for your skin:
- Helps to treat acne, eczema, dermatitis and psoriasis
Ginger's benefits for your hair:
- Slows down hair loss. - Stimulates hair growth.
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These properties, benefits and method of use are given for information; they cannot in any way constitute or substitute for medical information that only health professionals can dispense. For any use of essential oils for therapeutic purposes, please consult a doctor.
Sources: Enaissance Aroma-Zone Ecco-verde HSE – morning sickness HSE – nausea Organicfacts.net Be.Puressential.com Ma Bible des huiles essentielles by Daniele Festy. 500 Formulas for Aromatherapy by Carol Schiller & David Schiller. Markus Schirner 2002 "Aroma Oils" Schirner Verlag, Darmstadt, 4th edition 2011