Pepper Black Essential Oil

Description

Black Pepper Essential Oil Profile

Botanical: Piper nigrum | Origin: India | Method: Steam Distilled

Characteristics:

A water-white to pale olive mobile liquid with a fresh, dry-woody, warm, spicy scent. It blends well with frankincense, sandalwood, lavender, rosemary, marjoram, spices and florals (in minute quantities).

Principal Constituents:

These are naturally occurring in the essential oil.

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• monoterpenes
• thujene
• pinene
• camphene
• sabinene
• carene
• myrcene
• limonene
• phellandrene
• sesquiterpenes
• oxygenated compounds

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General Actions:

Analgesic, antibacterial, antimicrobial, antiseptic, antispasmodic, antitoxic, aperitif, aphrodisiac, carminative, diaphoretic, digestive, diuretic, febrifuge, laxative, rubefacient, stimulant (nervous, circulatory, digestive), stomachic, tonic.

Safety:

Non-toxic, non-sensitizing, irritant in high concentration due to rubefacient properties. Use in moderation only.

Primary Therapy Agent:

Chilblains, slack tissue, arthritis, debility/poor muscle tone, muscular cramp, muscle stiffness, poor circulation, low blood pressure, chill, constipation, sluggish digestion.

Secondary Therapy Agent:

Rheumatism, strains, sprains, catarrh, coughs, colic, cramp, gastric spasm, heartburn, indigestion, flatulence, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, frigidity.

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