Galbanum Gum

Galbanum is an aromatic gum resin and a product of certain umbelliferous Persian plant species in the genus Ferula, chiefly Ferula gummosa and Ferula rubricaulis. Galbanum-yielding plants grow plentifully on the slopes of the mountain ranges of northern Iran. It occurs usually in hard or soft, irregular, more or less translucent and shining lumps, or occasionally in separate tears, of a light-brown, yellowish or greenish-yellow colour, and has a disagreeable, bitter taste, a peculiar, somewhat musky odour, an intense green scent, and a specific gravity of 1.212. It contains about 8% terpenes; about 65% of a resin which contains sulfur; about 20% gum; and a very small quantity of the colorless crystalline substance umbelliferone. It also contains α-pinene, β-pinene, limonene, cadinene, 3-carene, and ocimene. ·         Galbanum is a plant. A gum-like material (resin) is obtained from the stems. The resin and roots are used to make medicine. ·         People take galbanum for diarrhea, gas (flatulence), poor appetite, cough, and seizure disorder (epilepsy( ·         Galbanum is sometimes applied directly to the skin to help wounds heal. ·         In food and beverages, galbanum oil and resin are used as flavoring. ·         In manufacturing, galbanum oil and resin are used as fragrance in cosmetics. In modern perfumery used as a fixative agent