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Plant Therapy’s Essential Oil of The Month – Pink Berries CO2

by Tash 6 Comments

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Plant Therapy’s Essential Oil of The Month – Pink Berries CO2

November’s Oil of The Month is absolutely delightful and is an essential oil I’ve been meaning to get my hands on for a while – Pink Berries CO2! You may be wondering what pink berries I’m talking about but I’m positive you’re familiar with them. Also known as pink peppercorns, these berries have a dry, woodsy, and peppery scent and flavor that has become a popular addition to pepper medleys that has a subtle fruitiness and a floral note when added to cooking.

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  • Plant Therapy’s Essential Oil of The Month – Pink Berries CO2
    • How to Use Pink Berries CO2

Plant Therapy’s Essential Oil of The Month – Pink Berries CO2

Botanical Name

Schinus terebinthifolius – Although black, green, and white peppercorns all come from the same plant, pink peppercorns do not!

Family

Anacardiaceae

Synonyms

Pink Peppercorn, Brazilian Pepper, False Pepper

Part Used

Ripe pink berries

Method of Extraction

CO2 extraction

Note

Middle

Country of Origin

France, though originally native to subtropical South America

Chemical Components

Delta-3-Carene

Alpha-Phellandrene

Alpha-Pinene

Terpinene-4-ol

Limonene

Uses

  • Acne
  • Bronchitis
  • Colds and flu
  • Cough
  • Cystitis
  • Digestive cramping
  • Fungal infections
  • Gout
  • Immune deficiencies
  • Menstrual cramps
  • Muscle and joint pain
  • Respiratory congestion and infections
  • Rheumatism
  • Stimulates the senses
  • Urethritis
  • Urogenital infections
  • Help fortify the lungs, spleen, and pancreas

Emotional Uses

  • Calms feelings of anxiety, agitation, and anger.
  • Dispels feelings of insecurity, failure, and fear of judgment
  • Encourages emotional independence
  • Helps one let go of overt control issues and possessiveness
  • Helps one let go of the overt need for security

Blends Well With

  • Bergamot
  • Copaiba
  • Frankincense
  • Geranium
  • Juniper berry
  • Rose absolute
  • Sandalwood
  • Vetiver

Plant Therapy’s Essential Oil of The Month – Pink Berries CO2

Pink peppercorns come from the ripe berries of a flowering evergreen shrub commonly known as the Brazilian Pepper tree and is considered to be quite invasive. As the berries mature, they turn pink and can be harvested and used in cooking to give food a gentle peppery flavor.

Pink Berries CO2 has a similar yet more subdued aroma than black pepper and has an exotic, fresh, diffusive, dry, warm, and spicy-sweet aroma with subtle smoky undertones that resemble juniper berry.

Although black pepper and pink berries CO2 share similar scent profiles, their therapeutic properties are quite different.

Black pepper essential oil has an affinity for the digestive, circulatory, and musculoskeletal systems where pink peppercorn essential oil is known for its significant anti-fungal, anti-inflammatory, and anti-microbial properties.

In fact, pink berries CO2 is effective against 15 different gram-positive bacteria (including Listeria monocytogenes and Staphylococcus aureus) and gram-negative (including Salmonella Typhimurium and Escherichia coli) bacteria. This makes it an excellent essential oil to consider when fighting various infections and viruses.

You can learn more about these findings here.

How to Use Pink Berries CO2

Essential Oil Recipes for Pink Berries Essential Oil

This essential oil lends a wonderful spiciness to diffuser blends, lip balm, lotions, and cold and flu preparations.

Digestive Upset Recipe

Dilute 2-3 drops of pink berries CO2 in 2 tsp of carrier oil and massage it gently over the abdomen when experiencing digestive upset, bloating, gas, and abdominal cramping.

This also works well for menstrual cramping and is especially helpful when mixed with marjoram essential oil.

For more essential oils for digestive upset, please refer to this post.

Sore Muscle Blend

In a 10 ml roll-on bottle, add 2-3 drops of pink berries CO2, 1 drop wintergreen, and 1 drop balsam fir essential oil. Apply as needed to sore muscles.

For more sore muscle essential oil recipes, please refer to this post.

Bronchitis Diffuser Blend

In a diffuser, add 2-3 drops pink berries CO2, 3 drops tea tree essential oil, and 3 drops spike lavender essential oil.

Diffuse 2-3 times daily.

For more bronchitis essential oil recipes, please refer to this post.

Have you ever used pink berries CO2 or pink peppercorn essential oil before? Please share in the comments below!

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Plant Therapy’s Essential Oil of The Month – Pink Berries CO2 - Also known as pink peppercorn essential oil, this exotic oil is perfect for killing various viruses, bacteria, and microbes and is perfect for cold and flu season.

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About Tash

Tash Penman, Founder of There's an EO For That!, has a background in herbal and essential oil studies at The Herbal Academy and Aromahead Institute. Theresaneoforthat.com is a culmination of her passion and research regarding essential oils and their use for mental, physical, and emotional wellbeing. Read More…

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  2. Rezza says

    December 23, 2018 at 5:24 am

    I’ve always loved cooking with pink peppercorns since I first discovered them at the Spice Souk in Dubai last 2014. That’s why when I got my November OOTM, I was grinning with delight when I recognised the oh-so-familiar scent. So happy I got mine! <3

    Reply
    • Tash says

      January 21, 2019 at 3:32 pm

      Me too!! I love this oil so much!

      Reply
  3. YVonne says

    November 23, 2018 at 3:26 am

    Where can I purchase Pink Berries C02?

    Reply
    • Tash says

      December 8, 2018 at 8:46 am

      Hi Yvonne!

      You need to be signed up for Plant Therapy’s oil of the month club! You can look into it here: https://www.planttherapy.com/oil-of-the-month-club. I recommend emailing them to see if they have any stock left 🙂

      Reply
  4. Penny Schulze says

    November 17, 2018 at 8:01 pm

    Can the Pink Berries CO2 be used in hot teas to enhance their internal warming effect, like ginger & tumeric do?

    Reply
    • Tash says

      November 18, 2018 at 5:52 pm

      Hi Penny!

      I would advise against consuming this oil since it’s a hot oil. You can, however, use real pink peppercorn in homemade tea blends like chai to reap the benefits internally 🙂 Topically, pink berries CO2 is lovely for making warming massage oils and muscle rubs!

      Reply

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