Black Pepper Oil - Piper Nigrum

100% Pure Therapeutic Grade

Botanical Name: Piper nigrum

Common Method of Extraction: Steam Distilled

Color: Clear

Strength of Initial Aroma: Medium

Aromatic Description: Crisp, fresh, peppercorn aroma.

Black Pepper Oil is extracted from the dried peppercons of Piper Nigrum Plant. It belongs to the Piperaceae family.This warm and spicy essential oil helps to increase warmth of the body and mind, relieving sore muscles and joints, boost the immune and digestive system, stimulate the kidneys and disperse bruising by increasing circulation to the skin.

Black Pepper Oil Specification

Botanical Name	Piper Nigrum
Source	Steam distillation of dried berries.
Color	Colourless to bluish green liquid with characteristic odor.
Specific Gravity	0.8531 @ 25deg.C
Optical Rotation	-26 deg. @ 25deg.C
Referactive Index	1.474 @ 25 deg.C
Solubility	Blends well with: Bergamot, Clary Sage, Clove, Coriander, Fennel, Frankincense, Geranium, Ginger, Grapefruit, Lavender, Juniper, Lemon, Lime, Mandarin, Sage, Sandalwood and Ylang Ylang.
Description	Black pepper oil can be used to help in the treatment of pain relief, rheumatism, chills, flu, colds, increase circulation, exhaustion, muscular aches, physical and emotional coldness, nerve tonic, and fevers. The therapeutic properties of black pepper oil include the following as an analgesic, antiseptic, antispasmodic, antitoxic, aphrodisiac, digestive, diuretic, febrifuge, laxative, rubefacient, tonic (especially of the spleen).

Uses :

• Black pepper oil can be used to help in the treatment of pain relief, rheumatism, chills, flu, colds, increase circulation, exhaustion, muscular aches, physical and emotional coldness, nerve tonic and fevers.
• Black pepper oil furthermore increases the flow of saliva, stimulates appetite, encourages peristalsis, tones the colon muscles and is a general digestive tonic.
• Black pepper essential oil is used for improving circulation to the skin and supportive tissue underneath in cosmetics.
• Black Pepper oil is a circulatory stimulant. It dilates local blood vesels and is useful for aches and pains. It can also aid digestion

Consistency: Thin
Note: Middle
Aroma Strength: Medium
Blends well with: Bergamot, Clary Sage, Clove, Coriander, Fennel, Frankincense, Geranium, Ginger, Grapefruit, Lavender, Juniper, Lemon, Lime, Mandarin, Sage, Sandalwood and Ylang Ylang.

History: The word pepper is derived from the Latin word piper, which in turn is taken from the Sanskrit word pippali. It has been used since the times of the Ancient Romans and Greeks and even the Turks levied a tax on pepper, while the French, Portuguese and Dutch often went to war in the middle ages to fight for this lucrative trade from the far east.
Cautions: Black pepper oil may cause irritation to sensitive skins and using too much could over-stimulate the kidneys and should be avoided in pregnancy due to its possible skin sensitizing effect.

Major Constituents:
monoterpenes: a-pinene, B-pinene, limonene, sesquiterpenes: B-caryophyllene, B-elemenes , alcohols: terpinen-4-ol, a-terpineol, linalool , ketones: dihydrocarvone , aldehydes: piperonal

Scientific Studies on Black Pepper Essential OilAs is the case with other culinary spices, much of the research on black pepper has focused on the ground spice and not on the essential oil. While laboratory tests have shown that black pepper may have anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial and antioxidant activities, only one peer-reviewed human study on the oil itself was found in the course of our investigation of this oil.

Effect on the Sympathetic Nervous System

Your sympathetic nervous system, or SNS, is the branch of your autonomic nervous system responsible for the fight-or-flight response during times of stress. A 2002 Japanese study found that inhalation of black pepper oil caused a 1.7 fold increase in hormones associated with the fight-or-flight response. Exactly how this information will prove useful has yet to be determined.