Black Pepper Essential Oil

BLACK PEPPER (Piper nigrum) THERAPEUTIC PROPERTIES: analgesic, antiseptic, aphrodisiac, anti-catarrhal, expectorant, tonic, febrifuge, digestive, rubefacient, diuretic, laxative AFFINITY FOR: nerves, circulation, digestion, endocrine system, pericardium meridian, root and solar plexus chakras, yang energy RESONANCE: physical, emotional, mental PLANT FAMILY: Piperaceae PART UTILIZED: fruit EXTRACTION METHOD: steam distilled APPLICATION: Black Pepper should always be carefully diluted. It is beneficial when applied to the feet and to areas of pain or poor circulation. AROMATIC CONSIDERATIONS: Black Pepper essential oil should be diffused carefully because it is quite pungent. Black Pepper contains a significant amount of sesquiterpenes. There are more sesquiterpenes in Black Pepper than there are in Frankincense. (See page 5-Blood/Brain Barrier.) EMOTIONAL - SPIRITUAL - MENTAL ASPECTS: The responsibility of the pericardium meridian is to protect the heart and emotions. Black Pepper has