All About Essential Oils: Benefits of Ginger
Let's take a look at the many benefits of Ginger Essential Oil today. Ginger, or Zingiber Officinale, is one of the essential oils we offer as part of our new Custom Blends line here at (seed).
- The Journal of Microbiology and Antimicrobials published a study back in 2011 that revealed ginger can help to improve immune function.
- A more well-known benefit of ginger is its ability to calm a queasy stomach. It has been used in China for more than 2000 years to treat gastrointestinal distress. So many of us can remember our parents giving us flat ginger ale to help alleviate nausea. It wasn't the "soda" effect of the ginger ale that helped make us feel a bit better, but rather the ginger. There have been studies done that show how effective ginger is at treating motions sickness, too.
- Ginger may alleviate the pain associated with arthritis. In fact, the Arthritis Foundation mentions that ginger has "anti-inflammatory properties similar to ibuprofen and COX-2 inhibitors such as celecoxib (Celebrex)." There have been several other studies conducted and papers written in scientific journals discussing ginger's impact on conditions such as osteoarthritis.
Health benefits aside, ginger just plain smells delicious with its spicy and warm aroma and hint of woody and peppery notes.
What should you blend with ginger? We recommend:
- Orange essential oil
- Ylang Ylang essential oil
- Palmarosa essential oil
- Coriander essential oil
Sources:
Ernst E, Pittler MH. Efficacy of ginger for nausea and vomiting: a systematic review of randomized clinical trials. B J Anaesth. 2000;84(3):367-371
Grontved A, Brask T, Kambskard J, Hentzer E. Ginger root against seasickness: a controlled trial on the open sea. Acta Otolaryngol. 1988;105:45-49
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