I carefully hand select and harvest excess sap that is forming on the tree, always leaving enough behind to cover the wound that the tree was trying to mend, thus promoting more sap production.
-Trees are not damaged to collect sap,  some small pieces of wood may be present
- I carefully sort through, remove wood pieces the best that I can and separate into batches.
- Trees are chosen from locations that are remote, away from pesticides, chemicals, human traffic and development. My sap comes straight from the woods!!
wood to sap ratio is below 10% wood and 80% sap and higher.
 
Tree resin is produced by the tree to heal its own wounds and protect itself from further damage.
Antibacterial, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory. The needles are also very high in Vitamin C which is great for using in homemade tea for treating colds and flu. Tea made from evergreens helps to support the immune system and give your body what it needs in order to fight off infections.

This amazing creation on nature has been used widely as a traditional medicine for centuries. As one of the top ten medicines used by first nations people, tree resin was widely used to treat respiratory problems. The essential oils, which are contained in resin, may be helpful to disinfect and purify lungs and respiratory passages, which is why they were used in cases of asthma, cold, cough and tuberculosis.

Conifer resin is also great for DIY  projects including making salves, creams, ointments to use as a topical treatment for skin conditions, bites, wounds, scrapes, eczema, burns, rashes, blood poisoning and, syphilis, and even sore joints.

Melted sap has been used as a plaster to set broken bones, and chewed as gum to relive sore throats or made into a cough syrup. Also this can be used as incense as resin is highly flammable. lighting a bowl of resin will be sure to clear the air and your thoughts with this wondrous scent.
 
 
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