엘레미껌

The tree grows wild or cultivated in the Philippines. Elemi, a resin, is the pathological exudate flowing from incisions made on the trunk bark. The largest resin production coincides with the appearance of the leaves at the beginning of the rainy season. The gum-resin outflows as a soft, yellowish-white mass that hardens to a wax-like consistency on exposure to air. The part used is the resinous exudate. Elemi has a characteristic green, fresh, lemon-like, agreeable, balsamic odor.