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Pacific islanders apply Tamanu oil to scrapes, cuts, burns, insect bites and stings, acne and acne scars, psoriasis, diabetic sores, anal fissures, sunburn, dry or scaly skin, blisters, eczema, diaper rash and herpes sores--and even to reduce foot and body odor! It takes 100 kilograms of Tamanu fruit, the amount that one tree produces annually, to yield just 5 kilograms of cold pressed oil, which puts the somewhat the high cost of this spectacular oil into perspective.
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Related Species
The Tahitian tamanu may also refer to the Calophyllum tacamahaca. In fact many references treat the tacamahaca as the same species as the inophyllum.
The Tongan tamanu is the Calophyllum vitiensis |
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Tamanu oil for :Sunburn, burns |
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Tamanu oil is healing and soothing for sunburns and has even healed severe burns caused by boiling water, chemicals and X-rays. |
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Tamanu oil for :Diaper rash, insect bites |
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Tamanu oil's anti-inflammatory properties reduce the swelling of rashes, insect bites and stings. The oil heals chapped and cracked skin, and it is also used on babies to prevent diaper rash and skin eruptions. |
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The Tamanu tree is indigenous to tropical Southeast Asia; it is found in Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Malaysia, South India, Sri Lanka, and the Melanesian and Polynesian islands. The Tamanu tree blooms twice annually with fragrant, white flowers, which later yield clusters of yellow-skinned spherical fruit. and from this a sticky oil is cold-pressed to make a greenish yellow oil similar to olive oil.
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Tamanu oil has a rich, deep scent with a bold green color and it may alter the color and aroma of your cosmetic creations. Can be used directly on the skin or diluted with a suitable carrier oil. |
Natives believed the Tamanu tree was a sacred gift of nature and that gods hid in its branches. It was their answer to skin protection from hot sun, high humidity and ocean wind. | |
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