Elemi, Or Canarium

Elemi, or Canarium

Burseraceae - Burseraceae
Pharmacy name: resin from tree trunks - Elerai resina (formerly: Resina Elemi).

Botanical description. The tree, reaching a height of 15-35 m with a trunk diameter of almost 1 m, has odd-pinnate leaves with 12-20 cm leaflets. It grows in tropical Asia, on the Philippine and Moluccas Islands.

Active ingredients: essential oil, resins, bitterness.

Application. Previously, elemi was one of the permanent components in the composition of ointments and plasters used to treat abscesses.