Black Pepper (Select) e.o. - 30 ml, Health and Beauty products, Look-Best

Black Pepper (Select) e.o. - 30 ml Aromatherapy Oils

Piper nigrum (India)

Black Pepper A perennial woody vine up to 5m high with heart-shaped leaves and small white flowers. The berries turn from red to black as they mature - black pepper is the dried, fully grown, unripe fruit. Native to southwest India; cultivated extensively in tropical countries. Major producers are India, Indonesia, Malaysia, China and Madagascar. It is also distilled in Europe and the USA from the imported dried fruits

Properties - analgesic, antimicrobial, antiseptic, antispasmodic, antitoxic, aperitif, aphrodisiac, bactericidal, carminative, diaphoretic, digestive, diuretic, febrifuge, laxative, rubefacient, stimulant (nervous, circulatory, digestive), stomachic, tonic.

Uses - Used in certain tonic and rubefacient preparations. Used for unusual effects in perfumery work, for example with rose or carnation in oriental or floral fragrances. The essential oil and oleoresin are both used extensively in the food industry, as well as in alcoholic drinks. Both black and white essentials have been used in the East for over 4,000 years for medicinal and culinary purposes. In Chinese medicine, the white is used to treat malaria, cholera, dysentery, diarrhea, stomach ache and other digestive problems. In Greece, it is used for intermittent fever and to fortify the stomach.

Blends with - frankincense, sandalwood, lavender, rosemary, marjoram, spices and florals (in minute quantities).