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 Silver Fir Needle Essential
Oil ProfileSilver Fir is highly esteemed in Europe for its medicinal virtues and its fragrant scent, the silver fir tree is a relatively small coniferous tree, with a regular pyramidal shape and a silvery white bark. The essential oil is obtained by steam distillation from the needles and young twigs, fir cones, and broken up pieces. It is native to North European mountainous regions and cultivated mainly in Switzerland, Poland, Germany, France, Austria and especially Yugoslavia for timber, wood pulp and christmas trees. A number of oils are produced from the twigs and needles of various members of the coniferous families Abies, Larix, Picea, Pinus and Tsuga. All are called fir needle oil; therefore it is important to know the specific botanical name. An essential oil is produced from the needles alone or the needles and twigs, as well as from the cones, the later is usually referred to as 'templin oil', experiments have shown there is virtually no difference between the former two of these oils. Fir is a very pleasant smelling essential oil and is becoming quite popular. ....more |
| Botanical Name: | Abies alba Mill. |
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| Family: | Pinaceae |
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| Synonyms: | Abies pectinata, abies exselsa, abies picea, white spruce, European silver fir, edeltanne, white fir. |
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| See Also: | Templin |
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| Parts Used: | Needles and twigs |
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| Extraction Method: | Steam Distillation, |
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| Appearance: | Colourless to pale yellow mobile liquid |
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| Aroma Description: | Rich, sweet, balsamic |
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| Blends well with: | Coumarin, galbanum, oakmoss and rosemary. |
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| Historical Uses: | Has been used for respiratory complaints, fever, muscular and rheumatic pains. Also used as a fragrant componant |
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| Modern Uses: | Silver Fir Needle is mainly used for treatment of respiratory system, bronchitis, coughs, sinusitis. Muscular aches and pains, and much used as a fragrance in perfumes for bath preparations, air fresheners, deodorants, detergents, room sprays, soaps, cosmetics, disinfectants. |
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| Cautions: | Non toxic, non irritant, non sensitizing |
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| Aromatherapy Uses: |
Muscles and Joints - Arthritis, muscular aches and pains, rheumatism.
Respiratory System - Bronchitis, coughs, sinustis, colds, fevers and flu.
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| Main Constituents, % |
| Limonene |
51.38 |
| α-Pinene |
19.9 |
| Camphene |
8.95 |
| β-Pinene |
1.76 |
| β-Caryophylene |
2.87 |
| β-Cedrene |
1.51 |
| β-Myrcene |
1.32 |
| Triclene |
1.30 |
| α-Humulene |
1.13 |
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| Physical Actions |
| Anelgesic, antiseptic (pulmonary), antitussive, deodorant, expectorant, rubefacient, stimulant, tonic. |
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