Black Pepper Essential Oil

Piper Nigrum  /  Family: Piperaceae

Native to India and now cultivated in many tropical countries, black pepper is the dried fully grown unripe fruit from a flowering vine. The fruits grow in clusters like grapes and turn from red to black before being harvested. With a long history of being a highly regarded spice, black pepper has traditionally been used to relieve the aches and pains associated with arthritis and rheumatism. The warming and analgesic properties are useful for relieving muscle stiffness, aches and pains

Key Benefits: 

• Energising to the body.

• Helps relieve muscle tension and stiffness

• Known to assist with arthritic aches and pains.

• Stimulating and strengthening to the nervous system.

Properties: analgesic, antiseptic, antispasmodic, aphrodisiac, carminative, diaphoretic, diuretic, febrifuge, laxative, rubefacient, stomachic, tonic.

Precautions:  Use in moderation. Skin irritant in high concentrations.