Ginger
This oil should not be used when there is excessive heat or inflammation, and is best used in lower concentrations as it may cause irritation in sensitive people.
Not given to patients with inflammatory skin complaints, ulcers of the digestive tract, or high fever.

Medicinal Uses:
Internally for motion sickness, nausea, morning sickness, indigestion, colic, abdominal chills, colds, coughs, influenza, and peripheral circulatory problems. Externally for spasmodic pain, rheumatism, lumbago, menstrual cramps, and sprains. Often combined with Gentiana lutea (See, Yellow Gentian) and Rheum palmatum (See, Chinese Rhubarb) for digestive complaints. In Chinese medicine, internally for coughs, cold, diarrhea, vomiting, and abdominal pain associated with cold (fresh rhizome); uterine bleeding and blood in the urine (fresh, carbonized rhizome); abdominal fullness and edema (rhizome peel); coldness associated with shock, digestive disturbances arising from deficient spleen energy, and chronic bronchitis (dried rhizome).
To treat flatulence, motion sickness, morning sickness, rheumatoid arthritis, loss of appetite, upper respiratory infections, bronchitis, cholera, and burns; to relieve pain. Germany's Commission E has approved the use of ginger to treat loss of appetite, motion sickness, and dyspeptic complaints such as heartburn and bloating.
Ginger has antibiotic, antiflatulence, antinausea, antispasmodic, antioxidant, appetite-stimulating, blood-thinning, cholesterol-lowering, pain-relieving, and sweat-promoting properties. In traditional herbal medicine, ginger is also considered a classic adjuvant. Adjuvant herbs are added to herbal formulas (combinations of several herbs) to enhance the therapeutic effects of the formula's main ingredients. Ginger is a strong stimulant and increases blood circulation, body metabolism, and energy levels. It is taken internally for a variety of ailments, including arthritis, blood-clotting disorders, bronchitis, colds, diarrhea, exhaustion, flatulence, flu, high-cholesterol, high blood pressure, indigestion, menstrual cramps, motion sickness, nausea, pain, sore throats, and vertigo. Ginger is applied externally—most notably in traditional Chinese medicine—in compresses or in oils to treat minor burns and wounds and rheumatic pain.

Preparation:
Excellent commercial ginger teas are sold in supermarkets, pharmacies, health food stores, and herb markets. Ginger is also available as whole, dried, or powdered herb, and in capsules and liquid extracts. To make a decoction, boil 1 teaspoon of dried herb in 1 cup of water for 15 minutes. Strain and drink warm, up to 3 cups a day. ...read more