# Ginger Vitality essential oil

> Young Living's culinary Ginger oil, steam-distilled from the root and labeled for dietary use in cooking, baking, and homemade tea.

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Type: Vitality (dietary) oil

## At a glance

- **Botanical name:** Zingiber officinale
- **Plant part:** Root (rhizome)
- **Extraction:** Steam-distilled
- **Aroma:** Warm, spicy-sweet
- **Origin:** Southeast Asia
- **Blends with:** Citrus oils

## Key constituents

- **Zingiberene** (30-40%) — The dominant sesquiterpene giving ginger its characteristic warm, spicy aroma
- **Ar-curcumene** — A related sesquiterpene contributing to the warm, woody-spicy profile

## How to use it

- **In water or tea:** 1 drop in hot water or tea for quick homemade ginger tea, per label directions.
- **In the kitchen:** Works in baked goods, stir-fries, and marinades — 1 drop goes a long way, per label.

## Safety

- Food-grade Vitality oil for internal use per label directions — start with 1 drop and keep out of reach of children.


_Educational reference only — not medical advice. Essential oils are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease._