Balsam Poplar, Populus Balsamifera
Populus balsamifera (Populus candicans, Populus michauxii, Populus tacamahaca)
Balsam Poplar (Balm Of Gilead, Balm Poplar, Black Poplar, tacamahac)
Salicaceae
History and Origin
Balsam poplar is a tall tree reaching 35 meters in height. The essential oil is extracted from the strongly aromatic buds, hairless and resinous. Balsam poplar grows everywhere on the territory, but its presence as a hardwood tree is most remarkable in Northern regions. It is found from Alaska to Newfoundland and Labrador in humid boreal forests, coulees and swamps, but also in significantly drier sites. Moose, deers and beavers can eat from it and bees use the sap to lock away intruders.
The Native people use the ashes to prepare a cleaner for the hair and buckskin clothing. They also use balsam poplar to prepare a salve from the buds, an analgesic steam bath against rheumatisms, a decoction from the rotten leaves for use as an analgesic bath, a poultice to treat respiratory pains, etc.
| Arôme et goût |
Liquide transparent doté d’une odeur singulière, résineuse et sucrée. |
Références
Hydrosols, The Next Aromatherapy (Suzanne Catty), La Flore Laurentienne, Native American Ethnobotany et notes personnelles de Lucie Mainguy.
Retrait de responsabilité
Aliksir recommande vivement à ses clients de consulter un médecin ou un aromathérapeute. Il importe de vous renseigner concernant les contre-indications ou les incompatibilités avec d’autres produits. Les hydrolats sont puissants et doivent être utilisés selon les doses physiologiques.