Confucius wrote: “He who brings laughter brings health.”
The ancient Chinese believed that ginger rhizomes gave a boost to actors and entertainers, and so no performer ever went onstage without sipping a cup of ginger tea, or rubbing his temple with some ginger oil. This belief in the efficacy of the volatile oil was so strong that performers often changed their name to ‘Shengjiang’, which means ginger in Mandarin.
Most often thought of as an aid to digestion and cure for nausea, ginger oil also enjoys a reputation as the ‘oil of laughter’ in Southeast Asia. In Thailand the essential oil is used to calm young folk dancers before their first performance. In Myanmar the oil is lightly rubbed into the feet of acrobatic clowns before each performance. And in Japan ginger oil, mixed with carnauba wax, is applied to the lips by stand up comics as a way to insure ‘funny talk.’
When the late Jerry Lewis toured the Far East for the USO in 1959, he complained of constant fatigue and muscle aches. After ruling out the flu or any other physical illness, a doctor in Japan suggested he try getting a massage with the ‘oil of laughter’ to see if that would lift his spirits and fire his comic inspiration. Lewis complied, writes his biographer Shawn Levy, and immediately felt refreshed and ready to continue entertaining the troops with his inimitable slapstick humor.
Lewis became something of a aficionado of ginger oils as the years rolled by. He used it to give a special kick to the kugel dishes he ordered at Canter’s Deli in Los Angeles, and continued to incorporate it in his daily massages while working at Paramount Pictures on films like ‘The Nutty Professor.’ He recommended the oil to up and coming comedians like Steve Martin and Gene Wilder. Lewis insisted on using only ginger oil from Madagascar or Taiwan, claiming it was the purest and most effective blend on the market.
Today, while the world mourns Jerry Lewis’ recent passing, we know that ginger aromatherapy and ingestion not only gives a boost to the immune system, but can help lift some of the worst aspects of depression and restore spiritual equilibrium. It is, indeed, a true ‘oil of laughter’ to those whose spirits have been lifted by its benefits!
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