Difference between revisions of "Elemi"
(→Benefits and uses of Elemi) |
(→Benefits and uses of Elemi) |
||
| Line 5: | Line 5: | ||
Bronchitis, catarrh, extreme coughing, mature skin, scars, stress, wounds. | Bronchitis, catarrh, extreme coughing, mature skin, scars, stress, wounds. | ||
[[Category:Aromatherapy]] | [[Category:Aromatherapy]] | ||
| − | [[Category:Essential | + | [[Category:Essential oil]] |
Revision as of 05:42, 18 December 2016
Elemi oil is extracted from the resin of the elemi tree, scientifically called Canarium luzonicum, and also known as Manila elemi. A tropical tree from the Phillippines, the elemi can grow up to 115 feet tall, and exudes the pale yellow resin when it sprouts leaves—which can grow to nearly a foot long. Related to the trees that produce frankincense, elemi was sometimes used in the place of frankincense when the latter became very expensive.
Special Precautions and Safety of Elemi
Tisserand and Young state that Elemi Oil may contain methyleugenol. Their dermal maximum recommendation based on the possibility of 0.3% methyleugenol content is 6.7%. They warn about avoiding use of the oil altogether if it has oxidized. Reading Tisserand and Young's full profile is recommended. [Robert Tisserand and Rodney Young, Essential Oil Safety (Second Edition. United Kingdom: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier, 2014), 272.]
Benefits and uses of Elemi
Bronchitis, catarrh, extreme coughing, mature skin, scars, stress, wounds.
