Common Name: Foraha (Fixed Oil), True Kamani, Alexandrian Laurel, Vintanina, Tamanu
Family Name: Guttiferae
Scientific Name: Calophyllum inophyllum
Country of Production: Madagascar, India, Hawaii, Tahiti
Indigenous Country: Madagascar, India, Hawaii, Tahiti
Country of Production: Madagascar, India, Hawaii, Tahiti
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Chemical Constituents: lass: Unsaturated Fat. Stigmasterol, balsam, calophyllolide, calophyllic acid.
Plant Description: Kamani trees grow to 60 feet high, with a trunk covered with black, cracked bark producing twisted branches with shiny leaves. The fruit produced is like a yellow apple covering a thick shelled nut with a pale yellow kernel.
Processing Methods: Cold pressed.
Yin Yang: Yin
Color Range: Blackish green.
Applications: Bath, massage and used as carrier oil.
Emotional: Scared, on edge, future fears, anxious, alone, alienated, in emotional or psychic pain, TO calm, assured, nurtured, confident.
Mental: I am one with the Earth and Nature. I am supported by the Earth and I support the Earth. I admire her and give thanks to all that she gives. I am a gardener. I fertilize, I plant, I water, I weed and I love.
Physical: Used for ulcers, wounds, eczema, burns, dermatitis, surgical wounds, hair growth on head, sciatica, rheumatism, slow-walking toddlers, hemorrhoids, neuritis due to leprosy. Used to calm and to heal the skin.
Spiritual: Can indicate a disconnect with Nature or a poor nurturing relationship with your mother, wife, or you could be afraid to be a mother. Foraha can introduce Great Mother, Nature or Earth energy into the energy field and it can greatly soothe and nurture.
