Obtained for steam distillation from the resin of Liquidambar orientalis Mill. (storace of Levante, storax, sweet gum oriental) or of Liquidambar styraciflua L. (storace americano), large trees decidui of the Altingiacee originari rispettivaly of the Asia Minor sudoccidental (Turkey, isola of Rodi) and of the North America and central. The storace oriental era gia used in the antichita as ingredient profumiero and medicinal: the Egizi the used as fumigant and frankincense, the Greci as antiseptic and healing. In the Rinascimento European era one of the balsami more prezious in the commercio with the Levante. The phytochemical profile of the storace distillate and dominated from stirene (vinil-benzene: 45-60%) and cannamato of cinnamile (20-35%), with alcohol cinnamic, benzyl-alcohol and traces of vanillina. The cannamato of cinnamile and responsible of the fragrance balsamic-vanigliato-cinnamon characteristic of the storace, with a persistenza excellent from fixative. In perfumery and used as fixative balsamic in the perfumes ambrati, oriental and tabaccati. In aromatherapy and used as antiseptic of the mucous membranes bronchial, balm healing for the wounds cronic, antipruriginous and antifungal topical. Base note balsamic, vanigliata, resinous and warm.

Asia minor

Essudazione grezza

Solvent extraction (absolute)

• L'essential oil of storace facilitates the espulsione of the mucus and is perciò recommended in the treatment of all the conditions of the respiratory tract.
• IS useful in the presence of inflammations, especially if cronic, of the vie urinary.
• A ulteriore impiego of quest'essence is in the treatment of problems legati to the skin:aggiunto to pomate or miscelato with oils vegetal is effective in the counteract geloni, ulcere, piaghe, screpolature of the mani, ascessi ecc.

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