| This particular balsam fir comes from up on the | | | | Balsam fir has proved to be an anticoagulant and an |
| Canadian border from Christmas tree farms that | | | | anti-inflammatory. It is used by many massage |
| became overgrown. Idaho Balsam Fir is in the pine | | | | therapists because it is a relaxant to the nervous |
| family of essential oils.There is some evidence now | | | | system and to muscle spasms. Balsam can lower |
| that the "liquid gold" referred to in the Bible was none | | | | cortisol levels. Studies have shown that balsam will |
| other than Balsam, an oil fit for kings and royalty. It was | | | | inhibit MCF7- (Aggressive Breast Cancer cells). Idaho |
| one of the three oils found in King Tutankhamun's | | | | Balsam Fir and Frankincense work great together |
| grave in 1922 and it is now thought that balsam was | | | | inhibiting cancers in seven different cancer lines. |
| the "Balm of Gilead." Balsam has been used for | | | | Balsam is used for throat, lung, sinus infections, for |
| thousands of years as a medicinal oil for respiratory | | | | fatigue, arthritis and rheumatism. It is also good for |
| and muscular and rheumatic pain. Balsam Fir is | | | | urinary tract infections, for scoliosis, lumbago and |
| mentioned 18 times in the Bible in 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 2 | | | | sciatica. The main effects of Idaho Balsam fir is |
| Chronicles, the Psalms, the Song of Solomon, and in | | | | anti-inflammatory. |
| the prophets Isaiah, Ezekiel, Hosea, Nahum and | | | | How Is Balsam Fir Used? |
| Zechariah. | | | | This oil can be inhaled, applied neat (undiluted) on the |
| How Did Medieval Healers Use Balsam Fir? | | | | body or diluted one part Idaho Balsam Fir to one part |
| Balsam fir has been used for respiratory and muscular | | | | mixing oil. It can be diffused or taken as a dietary |
| system ailments. In the 12th century, Hildegard of | | | | supplement and can be applied on location for muscle |
| Bingen referred to balsam and said it was of "royal | | | | spasms. as for safety, Idaho Balsam fir is non-toxic. |
| nature" and advised that it ought to be used as a | | | | For more information on how this ancient oil has |
| medicine with great caution because it was so | | | | modern day applications, you may wish to attend an |
| powerful. She used it for fevers, for paralysis, and for | | | | aromatherapy program that discusses the Biblical oils. |
| someone who was insane by making an ointment with | | | | The Institute of Spiritual Healing and Aromatherapy |
| it and rubbing it on their temples and around the head | | | | offers courses across the United States and it |
| to restore their mind and good health. | | | | discusses the biblical oils including balsam fir. |
| How Can Balsam Fir Help Us Stay Healthy Today? | | | | |