Spruce black, Picea mariana

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HY PIMA BIO 1

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Certification:	wild, Organic
Origin:	Aliksir

Picea mariana
Black Spruce
Pinacées

Historique et origine
L’épinette noire est un arbre pouvant atteindre une hauteur de 8 m à 20 m et pousse en forme de cône généralement droit et aigu. Elle croît en massifs denses qui arrêtent la lumière du soleil, ce qui fait que le sol est souvent recouvert d’une épaisse couche de mousse sur un sol humide, noir et profond. L’épinette noire est à la base de la fameuse bière d’épinette, boisson traditionnelle remontant aux colonies françaises.
Les peuples Autochtones font de cet arbre un usage médicinal très varié. À titre d’exemple, les Cris l’utilisent comme antidiarrhéique (en faisant une décoction à partir des cônes), préparent un baume à partir de la résine pour soigner les brûlures et mâchent les cônes contre le mal de dent. Les Montagnais s’en servent quant à eux pour préparer une infusion contre les maux de gorge.

pH	4,2-4,4
Aroma and Taste	The head note is air in a winter forest: cool, dry, and redolent with complex evergreen odors and frost. This is quickly taken over by a wet, slightly musty resin aroma both akin to and quite different from the remarkable odor of the oil or tree. The taste, like that of all conifer waters, has a dry, sawdust edge to it, like chewing on a branch or twig, although it is not unpleasant. It also has the distinctly minty resin taste unique to the boreal conifer of the spruce, pine, and fir families.
Stability and Shelf Life	Very stable. Easily lasts two years, although after that point some particulate matter or a faint gray color may develop. Tests have shown this is not necessarily related to any contamination and is just a phenomenon related to the tree waters.
Properties and Applications	The number-one choice for the adrenal glands; use in combination with the essential oil at the change of each season for a three-week protocol. Consume thirty millilitres of hydrosol in one and a half litres of water daily and apply fifteen drops of the undiluted essential oil to the adrenal/kidney areas on the back during your morning shower, then rinse off with cool to cold water. You will be amazed at how good you feel. The hydrosol, used one drop at a time on acupuncture points for the adrenals, has an extraordinary effect. Used in a cold double compress (cold hydrosol cloth followed by warm, dry wool wrap) or bath with Scotch pine, it is highly effective for relief of pain and inflammation. It is, as yet, unproven whether the waters have the same cortisone-like effects as the corresponding oil, but indications based on results are promising. Try it for carpal tunnel, repetitive strain injury (RSI), joint complaints, back pain, muscle aches and swelling, and so on. An odd side effect of both the oil and the water is that it spruces up the bustline, adding visibly and not insignificantly to both the size and the tone of the breast tissue. Combine black spruce with peppermint hydrosol for a daily décolleté mist, but remember that the effect is not permanent and will disappear a few weeks after cessation of daily applications. A stimulating and restorative body spray and a good aftershave, black spruce connects us with nature and the ancient wisdom of the trees. Combine it with cedarwood for use on pets in general: care of the coat, bath preparations, or as a spray for fleas and ticks. Animals tend to relate strongly to the odor. This is an important hydrosol for the committed therapist.