ELEMI
Botanical name: Canarium luzonicum

Therapeutic Benefit - Mind:  Elemi is clarifying, cooling, grounding, and uplifting.

Therapeutic Benefit - Body:  Elemi is an analgesic, bactericide, and fungicide. It is an expectorant and a tonic for the urinary tract. Elemi is also good for athlete’s foot.

Therapeutic Benefit - Spirit:  Elemi is used for meditation and generating peace. It is used to boost the inner child and protect the soul.

Application Method:  Dilute 10 drops in 1 oz carrier oil, massage oil, or lotion and apply to skin or bath. Use 4 drops in 2 cups of hot water for a steam.

Action Word:  Unifying

Color Energy:  Violet - Uplifting

Fragrance:  Balsamic, fresh, pungent, spicy, woodsy, citrus, herbaceous

Note:  Middle-Base Note

Color of Oil:  Clear

Major Chemical Constituents:  elemicin, elemol, limonene, phellandrene

Common Adulterants:  Alpha-phellandrene (synthetic or bioidentical), limonene (synthetic or bioidentical)

Blends well with:  Cardamom, Frankincense, Galbanum, Geranium, Ginger, Juniper, Lavender, Melissa, Myrrh, Orange, Rosemary, Rosewood, Sage

Botany:  A tree native to the Philippine Islands that produces a pale yellow honey like resin.

History:  Elemi is widely used in the Middle East and the Egyptians used it for embalming.