Ginger Oil, Source : Rhizomes / Roots

Ginger oil is a viscous liquid with reddish brown to dark brown color extracted from dried roots of plant Zingiber officinale. Ginger is universally used ingredient for pickles, cooking of various cuisines, beverages and traditional medicine. This miracle spice is well known for its powerful medicinal properties to cure everyday health problems i.e ingestion, obesity, sore throats & coughs.
Ginger mainly contains pungent compound and volatile oil and other minor constituents are resins, proteins, starch, trace minerals. The active compounds in Ginger responsible for imparting its characteristic properties are Gingerol, shogaols & zingerone. Gingerol & shagaols are pungent constituents. The terpene components including zingiberene & bisabolene along with some nonterpenoid compounds in Ginger oil contribute to aromatic properties