Elemi Therapeutic Oil

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Botanical Name:	Canarium luzonicum
Common name:	Elemi, Manila
Plant family:	Burseraceae
Genus:	Canarium
Appearance/Color:	A thin, clear, colorless to pale yellow liquid.
Odor:	Slightly balsamic, herbaceous and spicy tonne aroma. It also throws a bright and citrus fragrance reminding soft floral scent.
Blends With:	Frankincense, Clary Sage, Myrrh, Rosemary and Lavender oils
Origin:	Philippines
Source:	Resin
Method of Extraction:	Solvent Extraction

The genus Canarium L. probably originated from the North American conti-nent, not Gondwanaland [1]. This clade embraces 75 species of trees which aremainly found in tropical Asia and the Pacific, and a few species in tropicalAfrica [2]. About 9 species were found in the Philippines [2]. The geographi-cal centre of their genetic diversity is the Molucca Islands of eastern Indone-sia, but their centre of cultivated diversity is undoubtedly western Melanesia.Twenty to 25 species are found in the South Pacific, of which 21 are in PapuaNew Guinea [4], eight in the Solomon Islands [5] and 3 or 4 in Vanuatu [6].The members of the genus Canarium L. consist of medium to large buttressedtrees up to 40-50m tall, or rarely a shrub. The barks are greenish grey, fawn orlight yellow brown that are usually smooth, scaly or dippled with many smalllenticels. Outer bark are thin while the inner barks are pinkish brown orreddish brown, laminated, soft and aromatic with a clear sticky or rarely oilyexudate. The stems are usually terete. The leaves are pinnate, spiral and stipulated. The rachis is terete flattened tochanneled swollen at base, and bears 5-21 folioles. The folioles are oblique atbase, entire, dentate or serrate at margin, often thick and acuminiate at apex.The secondary nerves are arching and joined near margin. The tertiary nervesare reticulate. The infloresence is an axillary or terminal panicle.

Our Oils are therapeutic grade and they are highly refined to match the pharmaceutical guidelines to be used in the formulations.

Elemi has been used in the form of an ointment as a stomach stimulant and as an expec-torant [8]. The barks of Canarium indicum L. has been used for chest painswhere else the oil has been patented for treatment of arthritis pain and theoleoresin of the tree is applied as a poultice for ulcerated wounds. The resin of Canarium tonkinense Engl. has been used as a stimulant, rubefacient and anti-rheumatic when applied externally. The oleoresin has been applied as oint-ment for ulcers.

Elemi Essential Oil in Pharma

Manila elemi (the oleoresin obtained from the tree), and the essential oil distilled from the resin, have a long history of medicinal use. They are considered to be antibacterial, antifungal, antirheumatic, antiseptic, antispasmodic and rubefacient. A study on the composition of Manila elemi oil from the distillation of elemi resin yielded 39 compounds, with limonene, the most abundant at 56%. A corn-sized drop of the resin is taken with water in the treatment of fevers and chills. The oleoresin is applied externally to arthritic and rheumatic joints, boils, abscesses, furuncles, burns and sores. It is heated and applied to the chest as a poultice to stop severe coughing. The tree bark is commonly used for postpartum baths. The essential oil is an ingredient of a commercial preparation called 'Lysout', a natural anti-lice foaming gel that also contains Echinacea purpurea.

COMMON USAGE

· Reduces infections

· Works as stimulant

· Possesses analgesic properties

· Eases breathing

· Acts as tonic for the body

· Antibacterial and Antifungal

· Antioxidant

· Anti-inflammatory

· Hepatoprotective

· Analgesic

Ingredients:

S.No	Key Constituents	Strength (%)
1	a-phellandrene	4.3-15.1
2	(P)-limonene	26.9-65.0
3	elemol	2.8-17.3
4	Elemicin	1.8-10.6
5	p-cymene	1.4-7.7
6	Sabinene	1.3-5.9
7	b-pinene	0.3-1.0
8	Methyleugenol	0.2-0.3
9	a-pinene	0.4-5.4
10	1,8-cineole	<2.5
11	b-myrcene	0.6-2.4
12	b-phellandrene	0.8-1.6