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Ginger

Ginger

Botanical name: Zingiber Officinale
Botanical family: Zingiberaceae

Note: Top

Part of plant used: Root

Origin: Japan, India, Malaysia, China. Related to Orchids and Iris’. Loves abundant running water/rain – monsoon like conditions. Hot, humid, equatorial.

Description: Strongly aromatic, camphorous with lemon and pepper undertones.

History: For centuries Ginger has been used for tonics, stimulants, febrifuges and against the plague.

Properties and Indications:

  • Sudorific – for people who don’t sweat enough
  • For slow painful digestion
  • Intestinal gaseous states
  • Helps to regulate the appetite – anorexia and bulimia
  • Rubefacient – for bruised muscles or pulled tendons (creates heat on the surface of the skin)
  • Anti-poison
  • Kidney problems, kidney infections and chronic cystitis
  • Sciatica – warms up cold nerves
  • Rheumatism – muscles
  • Impotence

Personality

  • Clears the head, down to earth, warming quality for the body for someone who is always physically cold or afraid of being cold/alone

Contra-indications:

  • Do not use if pregnant – can raise the blood pressure
  • Do not use if already have high blood pressure

Blending:

  • Anise-Star, Bay, Birch, Caraway, Cinnamon, Coriander, Clove, Lemon, Lime, Orange, Patchouli, Rosemary, Sage, Verbena

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