Autumn

While the aroma of allspice brings to mind autumn, winter baking and freshly pickled cucumbers because it is often used as a sweet pickling spice, allspice is perhaps best known for its use in jerk seasoning and other Caribbean cuisines, because the spice is indigenous to that region.

Known for its warming and stimulating feelings, the ancient Greeks used Black Pepper to aid their athletes in performance. It has also been used for it’s energizing and invigorating characteristics.

Cardamom has a complex therapeutic and aromatic profile. Once considered a symbol of luxury, cardamom properties make it well-suited as a nootropic, aphrodisiac, and mood enhancer. It’s also credited with boosting digestive, skin, and circulatory health and general well-being.

Cinnamon is one of the earliest spices used by humans, and is known to ease tension. Cinnamon’s warming properties may relax tense muscles, which is why it is commonly used to ease soreness.

Ginger essential oil comes from the root of the plant in the Zingiber family and dates back to ancient Chinese folk medicine. Commonly used today for culinary purposes because of its flavor, ginger also aids in digestive health and is a great source of nausea and inflammation relief.

Gingergrass comes from the same genus and species as palmarosa, but the two plants are distinct varieties. The distillates yield quite different aromatic profiles that nonetheless compliment one another. Gingergrass essential oil is without the rosy notes of palmarosa but does offer a rich bouquet of ginger, wood, spice, and citrus, with a bright green sweetness.

The spice that embodies gatherings of family and friends, warmth, and holiday memories, nutmeg is a cherished ingredient within both culinary and aromatherapeutic repertoires. Nutmeg essential oil yields a rich, sweet, and stimulatory element to essential oil blends.