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Fir Balsam wild
1/2 oz bottle Botanical Name: Abies balsamea
Plant Part: Needles
Extraction Method: Steam Distillation
Origin: Canada
Description: Balsam fir Needles are about 3/4 to 1-1/4 inches long with two white stripes running down the underside of each needle.
Color: Colourless to pale yellow
Common Uses: Fir Balsam essential oil is often used to combat the symptoms of colds - including sore muscles and chest congestion.
Consistency: Light
Note: Middle
Strength of Aroma: Strong
Aromatic Scent: Fir balsam has a crisp, clean Christmas tree aroma that is uplifting, warming and calming.
History: Reported to be an anodyne, antiseptic, diaphoretic, diuretic, masticatory, and vulnerary, fir balsam is a folk remedy for bronchitis, burns, cancer, catarrh, cold, consumption, cough, dysentery, earache, gleet, gonorrhea, heart ailments, leucorrhea, paralysis, rheumatism, scurvy, sores, ulcers, urogenital ailments, warts, and wounds.
Cautions: Fir balsam is reported to produce dermatitis when applied as perfume in concentrated form. Use well diluted.
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