EO-24 - Ginger Essential Oil - Sold in 1x unit/s per outer -Size: 0x0 (cm) Ginger essential oil is extracted from the plant Zingiberaceae officinale, also known as common ginger or Jamaican ginger. The name ginger is derived from the place called Gingi in the state of Tamil Nadu, India, and the Tamil word for ginger, inji-ver. The oil is extracted by steam distillation from the unpeeled or dried ground root of the plant. It is a warming oil that is particularly good for digestion and for combating nausea and vomiting.