Product Name: Styrax Oil 100 gr
Styrax Oil(Styrax Liquidus), styrax(Styrax)tree, commonly known as the sweetgum tree and found in Mugla Found as(belonging to the Hamamelidaceae family)Liquidambar Orientalis is a herbal product obtained by boiling and pressing balsam obtained from wounds made in the trunk of the Miller tree, and is widely used in traditional medicine. It is brownish(tahini)in color, has the consistency of honey, is sticky, dull, and matte in texture, and has a distinctive aroma.
Frankincense bark is the small bark collected along with the frankincense oil during the tree scraping process to obtain frankincense oil. It is boiled, pressed, dried, and used as incense among the public.
The sweetgum tree is an endemic tree species with a lifespan of up to 300 years. It grows 15-20 meters tall and, under favorable conditions, 35-40 meters. It sheds its leaves in winter.
Sweetgum grows naturally in certain areas around the world. In Turkey, it is most widely distributed in Mugla, particularly around Marmaris, Dalaman, Köycegiz, and Fethiye.
Sweetgum oil, obtained from the sweetgum tree, a tree that has survived from the Ice Age to the present day, has been produced since ancient times and has been utilized in various ways as an important product.
It was used in embalming in Egyptian civilization, and pharaohs were mummified with frankincense oil. Besides mummification, frankincense oil was used as a love potion and beauty aid by Queen Cleopatra and by women in Roman baths after baths. It was also used as a medicine by Hippocrates.
It was considered an important trade item in the Mediterranean during the Bronze Age and Iron Age. During those times, frankincense oil was traded in the Mediterranean by merchant ships from Phoenicia.
During the Ottoman Empire, Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent granted the region between Marmaris and Fethiye to his sister, Mihrisah Sultan. Mihrisah Sultan, along with her husband, the Khedive of Egypt Ali Pasha, ran this land as a foundation and exported the oil obtained from the sweetgum trees in this area to Egypt.
Evliya Çelebi also included information in his travel notes about sweetgum oil being obtained from a small poplar tree in the Mentese region. This oil was sent to Egypt and from there to India, where it was used by leprosy patients. The export of sweetgum oil from Anatolia continued in later periods.
The process of producing sweetgum oil involves collecting, boiling, and pressing the sap and oil formed by stripping the veins that run vertically along the tree trunk.
The production trees in the production area are identified by the Forest Management Manager by marking them with a stamp and paint. This determination is based on ensuring that the diameter of the tree is greater than 15 cm, and that the tree is unburned, healthy, and free of fungi.
The extraction process of sweetgum oil is carried out by skilled workers from the surrounding forest villages.
Sweetgum oil production begins with the bark stripping process towards the end of March. The outer bark of the tree is chipped off, measuring 50-70 cm in height and 10 cm in width. This process is called "roasting."
After the frying process, a 4-5 cm wide and 3-4 mm deep vein is opened along the reddened plate in late April or early May. This process is called "eye plucking."
1-2 weeks after the vein is opened, the "surface" that forms on the wound surface, called the "surface," is scraped off with a spoon. The "surface" is a blackish layer.
The process of removing the surface is completed in the first week of June. Production begins 15-20 days after the surface plucking, when the veins are filled with oil. The oil and bark chips that accumulate in the veins are scraped away with a tool called a spoon, without changing the vein size. This process, called "sur arkasi," is completed in early July.
Every 15 days, the sweetgum oil that accumulates on the wound is scraped off with a spoon and collected into hair bags called "margun." This process, called "sefer," is continued until early October.
The lower-quality oil, called "karakap," which collects in the veins between late October and mid-November and flows to the bottom of the tree and seeps between the bark, is also collected but is not mixed with other oils.
The mixture of woodchips and oil collected in hair bags is placed in hot water in a boiling cauldron and boiled for 2-3 minutes. The boiled woodchips and oil mixture is transported to the press. After pressing, a portion of the water and oil mixture is transferred through a chute into concrete basins with a strainer at the inlet. The water collected on top of the oil in the basin is drained through a suitable chute or device. The sweetgum oil in the basin is filled into tin cans under the supervision of the Forest Management Director, tightly sealed, and transported to storage facilities designated by the Forest Administration.
The frankincense produced as press residue is dried and stored separately for marketing.
Production of sweetgum oil is limited today, and as of 2011, there was no production.
Latin Name of Product:Liquidambar orientalis
Product Usage:Take one teaspoon every morning and evening before meals.
Product Packaging:Safety In a special banded jar and wooden box.
Product quantity: Net 100 gr
Expiration date:It is written on the box.
Product storage method:Store in a cool and dry place. Store in a dry, airtight container, away from heat and sunlight.
Product packaging and shipping:All our products are stored in environments free from heat, humidity, and moisture, and are carefully packaged and shipped to consumers.
