Black Pepper essential oil
Botanical name: Piper nigrum
Distilled part: Berry
Botanical family: Piperaceae
Origin: Madagascar
Chemical composition:
- Acids
- Aldehydes: Piperonal
- Ketones
- Nitrogen Compounds
- Monoterpenes: Alpha and Beta Pinene, Alpha Humulene
- Monoterpenols: Alpha Terpinéol, Linalool, Terpinène 1 ol 4, Trans Carvéol, Trans Pinocarvéol
- Phenol Methyl-Ethers: Carvacrol Methyl Ether, Paracymene 8 ol Methyl Ether
- Sesquiterpenes (85 to 90%): Alpha Guaiene, Alpha Humulene, Alpha and Beta and Delta Elémène, Beta Bisabolene, Beta Caryophyllene, Beta Cubenene, Calaménene
DANGER / ADVICE: Angry and impulsive: avoid this EO, Dermocaustic, Do not apply to an inflamed area, Do not use with a homeopathic treatment
At high dose : overexcitement, significant diuresis (= secretion of urine)
Legend: * powerful,** very powerful;*** extremely powerful (power value for the associated pathology)
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES AND THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS
Angina*
Analgesic
Aperitif
Aphrodisiac*
Sexual asthenia*
Chronic bronchitis
Catarrhe
Cold headache
Colic
Constipation
Dyspepsia
Expectorant
Fatigue
Febrifuge*
Flatulence
Flu
Incapacity
Laryngitis
Mucolytique*
Nausea
Neurotonique
Neuralgia
odontalgia*
Cooling
Rheumatism*
Brain and central nervous system stimulant
Digestive stimulant*
Hepatopancreatic stimulant*
Blood stimulant
Muscle toner
Cough
EMOTIONAL, PSYCHIC PROPERTIES AND THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS:
Self-affirmation (favors)
Anguish
Concentration (favors)
Despair
Timidity
Suggestion for treating Fibromyalgia :
2 drops black pepper + 3 drops lemon eucalyptus
Apply : 6 drops of the mixture once a day on each sole of the foot before going to sleep or in the morning.
Reference and bibliographic source: Lily BAYER and Dr Hervé STAUB, (2013) “In-depth treatise on Phyto and Aromatherapy”, Ed. Grancher. p. 626.
INDICATIONS IN AROMATHERAPY AND THE USE OF ESSENTIAL OILS DO NOT CONSTITUTE A MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS AND DO NOT REPLACE THE ADVICE OF A DOCTOR OR MEDICAL TREATMENT!