PRODUCT NO.: 1-0395 GCC: DS-GP
COMMON NAME: Canadian Fir Needle, Fir Balsam Needles
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Abies balsamea, A. balsamifera, Pinus balsamea
FAMILY NAME: Pinaceae (Pine)
INDIGENOUS COUNTRY: North America
COUNTRY OF PRODUCTION: Canada
HISTORY INFORMATION: Used by Native Americans to speed childbirth and ease nipple soreness in lactating women. The Ojibwas drank a warm liquid from the sap to treat gonorrhea. The resin was used as a protective covering on burned skin and sores. Used in sweat lodges (Native American saunas) to relieve colds and coughs.
GENERAL INFORMATION: The firs are used as Christmas trees because the needles stay on the tree long after it has been cut. The tree does not produce a true balsam, rather an oleoresin: a mixture of resin and essential oil without benzoic or cinnamic acid. This oleoresin is produced as blisters (small oozings) on the trunk and branches of the tree. Canadian Balsam, an essential oil, is produced from the oleoresin. This oil is very thick, with yellow and green coloring.
DESCRIPTION OF PLANT: An evergreen tree growing to 80 feet with dark green needles above and whitened on the underside, producing purple cones when young with a smooth cylindrical shape.
PARTS PROCESSED: Needles.
PROCESSING METHODS: Steam distilled.
COLOR RANGE: Clear.
CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS: Class: Monoterpene. Limonene, pinene, camphrene, carene, and some esters.
YIN\YANG: Yin
PHYSICAL ACTIONS AND USES: Analgesic, antiscorbutic, antiseptic (pulmonary and genito-urinary), antispasmodic, antiseptic, antispasmodic, antiarthritic, antitussive, astringent, cicatrizant, deodorant, expectorant, purgative, regulatory, sedative, stimulant (mental), tonic (urinary and central nervous system), vulnerary. Used for burns, wounds, bronchitis, coughs, sore throat, sinusitis, catarrh, shortness of breath, asthma, arthritis, hemorrhoids, colds, fever, chills, flu, intestinal parasites. Used to purify, remove lymphatic deposits from the body, calm, open sinus and breathing passages, uplift moods, refresh, revive, improve mental clarity, lessen muscular pain, relieve general pain.
MENTAL USES: Good focus, concentration. Can manifest from thoughts. As one focuses or puts energy into certain thoughts, that is what is manifested. What you focus on is what you get.
EMOTIONAL USES: Agitated, edgy, startle easily, vulnerable, mentally exhausted, foggy TO calm, inspired, strong like a sumo wrestler, unable to distract, clear mentally.
SPIRITUAL USES: Can indicate that there are energy blocks in the nervous system and your energy body would like to carry more energy, or it is being overloaded by circumstances. Canadian Fir Needle rejuvenates the central nervous system, having an overall tonic effect on the energy bodies. Trees tend to help people ground spirit into matter, but first you must be grounded to the earth before you can ground spirit. Firs are well suited for grounding you to the earth. They will not take away the blocks, but they will prevent the system from overheating and causing problems.
APPLICATIONS: Aftershave, aroma lamp, bath, cologne, diffusor, inhaler, light bulb ring, liquid candles, massage, mist spray, perfume, steam inhalation.
WARNINGS\CONTRAINDICATIONS: Nontoxic, possible skin irritant. Contraindicated for asthma and whooping cough because it increases broncial spasms
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