Pine Longleaf Essential Oil
Pine Longleaf Essential Oil. Longleaf pine (Pinus palustris), whose species name means "of the marsh," has been locally referred to as longstraw, yellow, southern yellow, swamp, hard or heart, pitch, and Georgia pine. The longleaf pine is a majestic tree with a towering, straight trunk, and a relatively small, open crown. The bole lacks branches for most of its length. Mature longleafs on the best sites can get up to 100 ft (30 m) tall with a trunk up to 3 ft (0.9 m) in diameter, but trees this size are very rare. On poor sites, longleaf pines even older than 200 years may have trunk diameters less than 12 in (30 cm). Old longleafs (more than 150 years old) tend to develop a flat and spreading crown because the tip loses its apical dominance over other branches.
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| Botanical Name: | Pinus palustris Mill. |
| Family: | Pinaceae |
| Synonyms: | Longleaf pine, fat pine, Georgia pine, hard pine, heart pine, longleaf yellow pine, longstraw pine, pitch pine, rosemary pine, southern pine, southern yellow pine, turpentine pine, yarmor pine, yellow pine. |
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| Parts Used: | Needles see also turpentine |
| Extraction Method: | Steam distilled |
| Appearance: | Clear to pale yellow liquid |
| Aroma Description: | Sweet balsamic, pine |
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| Consistancy: | Thin |
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| Historical Uses: | The sawdust is an olden recie for rheumatism, tumours and tuberculosis of the knee, applied as a poultice. |
| Modern Uses: | Major usage in medicine as an antiseptic, disinfectant and insecticide, a little used in aromatherapy for arthritis, lumbago and poor circulation. |
| Cautions: | Non toxic, non irritant, possibly sensitizing. |
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