With its anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial and numerous other healing properties, ginger’s medicinal prowess has been well known for thousands of years.
Jump to Recipe
Transforming the fresh root into an infused oil – or ‘liquid gold’ as I like to call it – is not only really easy and cheaper than buying it ready-made, it also increases ginger’s versatility as a culinary ingredient and a natural medicine.
Please note: The content in this blog post is given for informational purposes only and is not intended to be used as a substitute for the consultation, diagnosis, and/or medical treatment of a qualified physician or healthcare provider.
Ginger root can be used for cooking in both savory and sweet dishes, but health-wise it’s commonly taken to help ease nausea, indigestion, diarrhea, gas and it sometimes works for morning sickness.
When transformed into an oil, you can use ginger to deliver subtle flavor to your cooking. Medicinally it can be used in a number of different ways, including:
- Topical pain-relief
- Eases motion sickness
- Eases morning sickness
- Eases digestive issues
- Can help treat food poisoning and intestinal infections
- Promotes natural blood circulation
- Can lower the risk of hypertension
- Helps reduce the risk of blood clots and arteriosclerosis
- Helps to lower bad cholesterol blood levels
If you’re interested in making your own ginger oil, it will take a little over a day if you’re going to air-dry the ginger, or it can easily be achieved in around four hours if you use a dehydrator.
Will you make this recipe? I’d also be really interested to know if you already use ginger medicinally (both the how and what for) so let me know in the comments section below.
Homemade ginger oil
Ingredients
- 1 Cup fresh ginger root very thinly sliced
- 1.5 Cups oil olive or coconut
Instructions
- Slice the ginger very thin using a Japanese mandoline or a sharp knife. Spread out in an even layer on a drying rack (if air drying) or use a food dehydrator. Dehydrate for 2 hours or 24 hours if air drying.
- Place the dried ginger slices in a pot and cover with 1.5 cups of oil. Turn on very low heat and steep for 2 hours.
- Strain through cheesecloth into a tight fitting container. Store in the refrigerator or a cool dry place.
I followed the recipe exactly using coconut oil and the end result turned out to be dark amber instead of gold. Hope it is still effective in reducing knee pain. Thanks
hi,
it is well known that ginger contains substances that act exactly in the same way as ibuprofen. In case I suffer from tendon pain\inflammation or over-exercise, or low back pain, I also consume it as tea: from a thumb-thick part take around 1 cm, slice thin, and brew hot boil water over it. cover the cup with a cap and let it sooth for 15..30 min. Very effective!
Yes its just as effective the darker color i noticed depends on what way you choose to dry it. And also if you choose to peel it 1st or not. Another way is if your heat is too high when infusing. I normally do it in a mason jar immersed in water half way up in crock pot but only on warm… not low… basically you want that in the window sun kinda warm. Doing it in a jar vs open reduces the oxidation since it is enclosed in airtight jair.
I’ve noticed dehydration the natural air way causes more browning due to oxidation.
Can we dry in the sun? And does it take 2 hrs to cook? It’s a long time, just concerned the cost of gas. Thanks
Thanks I will make my own I appreciate 🙏for your recipe
Can we dry in the sun? And does it take 2 hrs to cook? It’s a long time, just concerned the cost of gas. Thanks
Can I use grape seed oil?
Why dry the sliced ginger first?
To remove the water/moisture from the root, water and oil don’t combine without an emulsifier. You can buy dried ginger if fresh doesn’t work for you.
can I put the fresh
ginger inside the pressure cooker to dry it?
I am going to make my own ginger oil using this recipe but was wondering if I can add some orange peel to the ginger when drying and then add it to my oil with the ginger?
R TRY YOUR RECIPE…THANK
Pls hope it will really grow my hair?
What if I havnt got an air fryer or dehydrater
Dry it in the sun or oven at lowest temp
it wanna add that when used as part of a massage oil it removes many signs of inflammated skin, eg. cracks in the skin of heels.
thank you for providing a recipe!
Thanks Friends! I’m wondering if I can not use any other oil?
Please may you help making avocado oil at home?
Regards.
I am mean any other 1.5 cups oil in dried ginger!
Great recipe!
How long is its shelf life?
can i cook the ginger with fractionated coconut oil?
Is this oil also good to regrow the hair?
Would it be the same as the ginger oil that you put in ur belly button to lose weight?
I would like to know if it is really helpful for belly reduceing
Is this oil good to put in stomach for weight loss
Good information, I’ll try making it, but I’ll puree the fresh then strain it
Hi
I would like to know if it helps to reduce my weight just by applying it on the effected areas. Let me know Please
Does it work in the belly button or rubbing all over belly to lose weight
Can this be used in the belly button for weightloss?
Hope is better for my skin
Does the mixture have to heat for 2 hours
What is the white layer of residue after straining? Should I strain it out or is is it ok?
How much ginger to1.5 c of oil would like to make1/2 this amount?