Elemi
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| Canarium luzonicum (Blume) A.Gray |
Elemi Canarium luzonicum is a tree native to the Philippine Islands, and an oleo-resin harvested from it. Elemi resin is a pale yellow substance, of honey-like consistency. Aromatic elemi oil is steam distilled from the resin. It is a fragrant resin with the smell of fennel. One of the resin components is called amyrin.
Possible uses: Bronchitis, catarrh, extreme coughing, mature skin, scars, stress, wounds. [Julia Lawless, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Essential Oils (Rockport, MA: Element Books, 1995), 59-67.] Constituents: Phellandrene, dipentene, elemol, elemicin, terpineol, carvone, terpinolene. [Julia Lawless, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Essential Oils (Rockport, MA: Element Books, 1995), 105.] Safety information: Possible carcinogen, but research is incomplete. [Robert Tisserand, Essential Oil Safety (United Kingdom: Churchill Livingstone, 1995), 135.]
