Pepper green
Pepper green
Piper nigrum
Family
Piperaceae
Note
Middle
Part used
Grani of pepper not ancora mature
Extraction
Steam distillation
Plant description

Obtained for steam distillation from the fruits acerbi and fresh of the Piper nigrum L., the stessa plant of the pepper black, but raccolti in a fase of maturation precedent. The harvested anticipata and the lavoration different (liofilization or conservation in salamoia) preservano the components volatili fresh which in the pepper black si ossidano during the essiccatura. The phytochemical profile and simile to the pepper black — α-pinene, β-pinene, sabinene — but with a maggiore presence of monoterpenes fresh and a minor concentration of sesquiterpenes and ossidi, which is in a aroma more fresh, herbaceous-pepato, less pungent and more gentle. In aromatherapy the pepper green condivide the properties rubefacent, analgesic and stimolant of the circulation of the pepper black, with a profile of action more mite and to excellent integration in the miscele for massaggi and in the perfumery. The due varieta — green and black — are interscambiabili in molte applications aromaterapic, with the green preferito when si desidera a note more fresh. Top note fresh-pepata.

Origin

India

Part used

Grani of pepper not ancora mature

Extraction method

Steam distillation

Main uses
  • L'essential oil of pepper green is effective in case of diarrea, costipation and indigestione.
  • Si uses in the presence of insomnia poiché facilitates the addormentamento.
  • IS a tonic useful in the treat the disorders of the sistema cardiocircolatorio.
Recipes & blends
Massage sportive rinfreschent

4 drops Pepper green + 3 drops Lavender + 2 drops Mint peppermint in 30 ml of almond oil. Massage onto muscles stanchi with a tocco more fresh and less pungent of the pepper black.

Rubefacente circulation gentle

3 drops Pepper green + 3 drops Rosemary + 2 drops Lemon in 25 ml of jojoba oil. Recommended for persone with skin more sensitive which not tollerano the pepper black.

Blend spicy-fresh for diffuser

3 drops Pepper green + 3 drops Bergamot + 2 drops Cedarwood atlantic in the diffuser. Note spicy-fresh maschile for the profumation of the rooms.

Antidolorifico mite

3 drops Pepper green + 3 drops Chamomile Roman + 3 drops Lavender in 30 ml of arnica oil. For muscle pain in people with sensory skin or children above the 12 years.

Stimolante digestive gentle

2 drops Pepper green + 2 drops Cardamom + 2 drops Fennel in 15 ml of almond oil. Massage on the abdomen as alternative more mite to the pepper black for the dispepsie.

Contraindications
L'essential oil of pepper green va used with moderation and not in doses high.