Introduction to ginger essential oil

Friends with cold stomach are recommended to drink ginger water, which will have the effect of warming the stomach. After drinking ginger water, you generally won’t have stomach pain anymore. As for ginger essential oil, I have never used it. I just heard from friends around me that they have used essential oil soap and it is quite good. So I think ginger essential oil should also have some effect.

Ginger essential oil is an aloe-like semi-shrub with lancet-shaped leaves and tender branches about one meter long. Its aroma is rich, fiery and sharp. Ginger is a well-known hot condiment, native to Asia, and one of the earliest condiments introduced from the East to the West, including India, China, Japan, Malaysia, Queensland, and Florida. Among them, ginger from India and China has the most pharmacological properties and is widely used in cooking and recipes. Traditional Chinese medicine uses ginger to remove dampness and cold.

Main Benefits

Aphrodisiac, relieves flatulence, eliminates phlegm, reduces fever, has a mild laxative effect, warms the body, stimulates appetite, promotes sweating, and nourishes the body.

Skin Effects

It helps to dissipate blood stasis and treat trauma; it is also effective for regulating oily skin and pale skin. It is not suitable for facial skin care, but can be mixed with shampoo to remove dizziness and relieve headaches. It can be diluted with base oil and massaged to dissipate blood stasis and treat trauma.

Physiological effects

Aphrodisiac, valuable in treating impotence, improving menstrual disorders, and can also be used in postpartum care to eliminate accumulated blood clots; it is particularly helpful in improving conditions of excess moisture and fluid in the body, such as the common cold, phlegm and runny nose, and can also relieve sore throats and tonsillitis.

Psychological effects

It warms the mood, sharpens the senses, enhances memory, and makes one happy.

Generally speaking in traditional Chinese medicine, there are many meridians on the human feet. Blocked meridians reflect the health status of various organs in the body, so I think soaking your feet in ginger essential oil is a good way to treat diseases. Even if it doesn't cure the disease, just soaking your feet in hot water every day can do great good to your body.