Ginger is a beautiful herbaceous plant with fiery yellow or red flowers - a native of the eastern tropics, but it is grown in our climate either in greenhouse conditions or as a houseplant. The value of this herb is at its root. Therefore, the name is: in translation from Sanskrit ginger means "horned root".
Ginger oil - application
From the root of ginger, medicines, teas, soups and seasonings for various dishes are prepared. But the most common product is ginger oil. The range of its application is very wide. Ginger essential oil is used as:
- dietary supplement;
- cosmetology means;
- immunostimulating drug;
- anesthetic and anti-inflammatory agent;
- medicine for damaged joints;
- soothing.
The most popular nowadays is the use of ginger oil for weight loss. Adding a mixture of honey, a few drops of ginger oil and lemon juice to the dietary diet will help to regulate metabolic processes in the body and lose excess pounds. And rubbing ginger oil with massage movements will relieve cellulite and help prevent stretch marks.
Ginger hair oil is also useful. Its mixture with olive oil 1: 1 with regular application to the scalp for 40 minutes. before washing improves the condition of hair follicles, accelerates the growth of hair, and also smooths hair scales. As a result of the procedures, the hair gets shiny, becomes obedient. Noticeable thickening of the hair is observed after 2-3 months of application of ginger masks.
In pure form, ginger oil is rarely used, because it is very active on the human body. Typically, the ginger oil extract is diluted with olive, linseed, lavender, peanut or citrus oil. When buying essential ginger oil, allergy sufferers should be extra careful. Ginger itself rarely causes allergies, but the diluting ingredients present in the pharmaceutical ginger oil can cause dangerous reactions. Therefore, it is necessary to pay attention to the composition of the drug. The most common allergens are peanut butter and patchouli oil.
How to cook ginger butter?
The root of the ginger contains not very much oil. When extracting 50 kg of rhizomes, only 1 kg of oily substance is obtained. Therefore, ginger essential oil at its cost is not available to everyone. But you can cook it yourself. Of course, such a home product is not as effective as an industrial one, but the benefits from it are still very high. The roots of ginger can be purchased at the pharmacy or grown in a pot. The main conditions for the growth of ginger - it's warmth, light and high humidity. There are two ways of making ginger butter. As a result of the first method, an oil is obtained, suitable for use in culinary purposes, as a result of the second method, an oil for cosmetic procedures.
Ginger food at home is prepared by prolonged heating of finely chopped ginger root in olive, corn or sunflower oil until the pieces of ginger have acquired a darker shade. After the oily part is drained into glassware.
Cosmetic ginger oil is prepared as follows:
- The ginger root is cut into small pieces and placed in a glass container.
- Pour ginger cut with oil with the least pronounced smell. Ideal for such parameters is olive oil.
- The mixture is left to infuse in a dark place for at least 21 days.
- After the tincture you need to strain and pour the oil into a clean glass bowl for storage.