Description

Family: Piperaceae

Country of Origin: Madagascar

Part of Plant Used: Dried and crushed peppercorn

Blends Well With: Basil, bergamot, cajeput, cypress, eucalyptus, frankincense, geranium, ginger, grapefruit, hyssop, lavender, lemon, Sweet and Spanish Marjoram, nutmeg, palmarosa, pine, rosemary, pine, sandalwood, tea tree, ylang ylang

Common Uses: Catarrah, cold, colic, constipation, cough, diarrhoea, dysentery, dyspepsia, dysuria, fevers, flatulence, heartburn, influenza, nausea, toothache, vertigo, vomiting

Characteristics: A fresh, dry-woody, warm and spicy scent

Extraction Method: Steam distillation

Healing Properties: Analgesic, antiseptic, antispasmodic, aphrodisiac, carminative, diaphoretic, diuretic, febrifuge, laxative, rubefacient, stomachic, tonic