Botanical Name: Endlicheria metallica

Family Name: Lauraceae

Of Interest: Each year's Camino Verde planting campaign includes the preparation of plants from seed for the coming year. In 2009, Camino Verde secured over a thousand seeds of the often-felled, rarely-planted timber tree known as Moena Alcanforada. Over the course of a year, these young seedlings were nurtured and cared for until they reached planting size at a nursery run by the Peruvian government's Institute for Research in the Peruvian Amazon (IIAP). In the next rainy (planting) season, Camino Verde prepared the ground for and planted the untranslatable Moena Alcanforada, a tree in the same family as bay laurel and avocado noted for its fine timber and its rich camphor-like essential oils.

History: In Peruvian medicinal traditions, Moena oil was used to cool and to reduce excess body temperature.

Properties: Cooling and purifying, used on skin, for its soft camphor scent, used as a bronchial dilator

Parts Used: branches, bark, leaves and twigs of sustainably grown trees

Color: Colorless

Consistency: Thin

Extraction Method: Steam Distillation

Note Classification: Middle

Aroma Description: Warm, Fresh, Camphoraceous

Aroma Strength: Strong

Blends Well With: cedar wood, citrus oils, clary sage, frankincense, geranium, lavender, sandalwood

Origin: Amazonia, Peru

Cultivation: Harvested from sustainably farmed trees

Safety Data: May cause skin irritation. Not for internal use. Do not apply directly to the eyes or mucous membranes. Pregnant women, nursing mothers and children should not use this product without first consulting a licensed healthcare practitioner.

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