by Lois Breneman - Heart to Heart - 2015
The following benefits can be yours by drinking ginger tea, juicing with ginger, consuming it in your foods, as well as by using ginger essential oil (a more concentrated form).
I use a therapeutic grade of essential oils because of their purity and safety in being able to use most of them internally, something that most companies cannot claim. In a health food store I asked about a brand that stated on the front label, "100% pure" whether or not it could be ingested. The answer was, "Oh, no! Never!" However, that same oil in the therapeutic brand that I use could be safely ingested.
The following benefits can be yours by drinking ginger tea, juicing with ginger, consuming it in your foods, as well as by using ginger essential oil (a more concentrated form).
I use a therapeutic grade of essential oils because of their purity and safety in being able to use most of them internally, something that most companies cannot claim. In a health food store I asked about a brand that stated on the front label, "100% pure" whether or not it could be ingested. The answer was, "Oh, no! Never!" However, that same oil in the therapeutic brand that I use could be safely ingested.
In doing research I read that for beverages it is suggested that one drop of ginger oil be used for each 4 ounces of beverage. In making a syrup, they suggest one drop to one teaspoon of honey.
Research says children under age six should not be given ginger essential oil internally.
It can be applied neat (straight from the bottle) for adults, but because of repeated use, that can result in contact sensitization for this oil.
So for adults I would dilute 1:1 with fractionated coconut oil.
For children dilute even more. In a 10 ml. bottle use only 3-10 drops, then fill the bottle with fractionated coconut oil.
A drop or two of ginger essential oil, added to a daily cup of tea, would go a long way in boosting your health!
Certainly incorporating ginger into your daily regimen would help cover a lot of bases. The easiest way to do that is to use a roller bottle of ginger, and possibly other essential oils, diluted with fractionated coconut oil, and rub it on the bottom of your feet every morning or night. Since ginger is a beneficial food, if a little more ginger is ingested by way of juice, food, or tea, during the day, that's a good thing.
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