Botanical Name: Ferula galbaniflua
Plant Part: Resin
Extraction Method: Steam
Distilled
Origin: France
Description: Galbanum
is a small plant with the oil coming from the resin in the stems and roots.
Colour: Colorless
to a pale olive yellow liquid.
Aromatic Scent: Galbanum
Essential Oil possesses an intensely green, fresh leafy odor with a dry woody
back-note of balsamic, bark- like character.
Strength of Aroma: Medium
Blends well with: Not
known
Common Uses: Galbanum
Essential Oil is said to have anti-spasmodic property and considered an
intermediate between Ammoniac and Asafoetida for relieving air passages. It is
especially good for some forms of hysteria and can be used externally as a
poultice for inflammatory swellings.