Black Pepper (Piper nigrum) 100% Pure Therapeutic Grade Essential Oil
Name : Black Pepper
Method : Steam distillation
Note Classification : Medium
Scent : Warm, woody, spicy, peppery
Colour : Colourless or pale olive
Species : Piper nigrum. Family Piperaceae
Extracted From : Black peppercorns ( dried aand crushed ). Peppercorns grow on a woody vine and are the mature but unripe ( picked ) berries which change colour from red to black in the sun.
Region : India, Indonesia, Malaysia ( Singapore ), China, Madagascar, Comorro Islands
By-products : An oleoresin is also produced by solvent extraction for flavouring purposes
Historical : The use of black and white peppers goes back 4000 years in the East. The Chinese used white pepper to treat malaria, cholera, dysentery, diarrhea and stomach complaints. In Greece it was used for fever and stomach problems. Peppergrains were sometimes swallowed whole as a general body tonic.
Of Interest : Used as a rubefacient ( reddens the skin ).
Aromatherapy Properties : Well known for muscle treatments, poor circulation, arthritis and rheumatism, sprains, stiffness. Also colds, flu, diarrhea, flatulence, nausea, catarrh, coughs.
Blends Well With : frankincense , sandalwood , lavender , rosemary , marjoram and florals
Chemical Analysis : Monoterpenes ( thujene, pinene, camphene, sabinene, carene, myrcene, limonene, phellandrene ) 70-80%, sesquiterpenes 20-30%, oxygenated compounds
Safety Data : Non-toxic but irritant in high concentration - always dilute. Not compatible with homeopathic treatment
Size
5ml £2.05
10ml £3.55
25ml £8.25
50ml £15.95
Our Price: £2.05