Pepper black (Piper nigrum) Essential Oil
$14.36 - $114.89
SKU
0110106:1L
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Pepper Black Essential Oil
Botanical binomial: Piper nigrum L.
Family: Piperaceae
Other names: Pepper Oil
Country of Origin: India
Part of plant used in production: Pepper corns
Methods of production: Steam distillation
| Description: | Black pepper is a flowering vine consisting of berries that when dried are called peppercorns. |
| Characteristics: | Colourless, pale yellow or pale greenish-grey with a fresh, dry-woody, warm spicy pungent odour, reminiscent of peppercorns. |
| Properties: | Gastrointestinal stimulant, anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, anti-spasmodic, anti-rheumatic, anti-arthritic, and anti-oxidant. |
| Constituents: | alpha-pinene, beta-pinene, δ-3-carene, Limonene, Terpinolene, δ-elemene, alpha-copaene, beta-caryophyllene, alpha-humulene, őī-cadinene |
| Uses: | With its energizing aroma, it is used for chilblains, arthritis, anaemia, muscular aches and pains, poor circulation, colds and flu, infections and viruses, rheumatic pains, sprains. |
| Blends well with: | Lemon, lime, lavender, sage, sandalwood, mandarin, ylang-ylang, juniper, bergamot, clary sage, clove, giner, geranium, coriander, grapefruit, fennel and frankincense oils. |
| Interesting Facts: | Black pepper was considered sacred in the the distant past where it was used as currency, so valuable - it was traded for gold. It was one of the prized exported item from India. |
| Safety: | For topical uses only, to be diluted before use. Avoid contact with eyes and mouth. |
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