Balsam Fir
This tree has its use not just for Christmas but also as a source of an anticancer compound call ableslactone. The light, grassy-smelling essential oil is extracted from the fir needles and the twigs. When a tree is wounded, it secretes a sticky liquid to heal and protect itself from fungal and bacterial attacks. This liquid is known as the sap, balsam, or oleoresin and this is what contains Balsam Fir’s antifungal and antibacterial medicinal properties.
This tree has its use not just for Christmas but also as a source of an anticancer compound call ableslactone. The light, grassy-smelling essential oil is extracted from the fir needles and the twigs. When a tree is wounded, it secretes a sticky liquid to heal and protect itself from fungal and bacterial attacks. This liquid is known as the sap, balsam, or oleoresin and this is what contains Balsam Fir’s antifungal and antibacterial medicinal properties.
This tree has its use not just for Christmas but also as a source of an anticancer compound call ableslactone. The light, grassy-smelling essential oil is extracted from the fir needles and the twigs. When a tree is wounded, it secretes a sticky liquid to heal and protect itself from fungal and bacterial attacks. This liquid is known as the sap, balsam, or oleoresin and this is what contains Balsam Fir’s antifungal and antibacterial medicinal properties.