Plai (Zingiber cassumunar)
$13.95 – $113.45
Description
Native to India and Southeast Asia this is a member of the ginger family. This perennial herb has traditionally been cultivated for a number of purposes including medicinal and the making of arrow poisons.
Medicinally this is a stimulant and tonic. It has antimicrobial action and contains high levels of Terpine-4-ol, one of the key actives in Tea Tree Oil.
While this doesn’t smell like ginger, it is sometimes used as a substitute for it.
Aromatic Families
Medicinal, Spicy
Aroma
Pleasant, earthy, slightly medicinal, cool, peppery-ginger and nutmeg-like aroma on top of notes reminiscent of Tea Tree.
Aromatic Note
Middle to Top
Contraindications
Not Known.
Additional information
| Bottle Size | 5mL, 10mL, 50mL, 100mL |
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We supply all of the raw ingredients you need to make your own herbal teas, blends, incenses, etc. They are not packaged with instructions. By selling them in this simple format we can provide them to you at the best possible price. Please reference this page for any instructions. If in doubt, feel free to Contact Us.
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