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==
* Elemi Essential Oil can be irritating to certain skin types. Therefore, it should not be applied on skin of babies.* 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 * Avoid use of the oil altogether when if it has oxidized. Â
==Benefits and uses of Elemi==
Some of the health advantages of Elemi Essential Oil could be related to its properties as an antiseptic, analgesic, expectorant, stimulant, and tonic substance.