Ginger Root has a warm, spicy, wood scent that makes you think of Asian food. It is a top oil for treating many digestive issues including indigestion, nausea, gas, motion sickness, diarrhea, and morning sickness. It can also help you treat loss of appetite. Ginger helps treat flatulence and poor digestion. Because it helps stimulate circulation, it is very helpful when treating arthritis, rheumatism, muscular aches and pains, sprains, strains, and broken bones. It also helps relieve cramps and bruises. It helps stimulate your immune system. It can help reduce swollen glands, which help the immune system function properly. It also helps reduce the drainage of a runny nose and dries excess mucus. Ginger Root helps ease respiratory infection. It is a good oil to use when treating colds, flu, fever, congestion, cough, and sore throat. It is also really useful against infectious and contagious diseases, as well as fighting off alcoholism. It can also help stimulate memory.