The elemi of the shops is often adulterated, but more frequently a factitious kind is sold for the genuine gum.
In this state they should be dressed with a little resin cerate or elemi ointment.
The crystalline resin of elemi has been called Elemine.
We believe that elemi possesses the same properties as copaiba, and that its indications for internal use are the same.
The French pharmacist Meaujean demonstrated in 1820 thatelemi contains two resins, one soluble in the cold, and the other in hot spirits of wine.
Some samples of elemi are soft and tough, and will not admit of powdering, in which case it may be roughly divided into small portions, and placed in a bottle with the solvents.
The flame rising from the shavings, when blown lightly upon, quickly sets the elemi gum in a blaze, and in an instant there is a fire sufficient to roast an ox.
Under this heap of firewood he puts about twelve pounds of elemi gum, which is common in the Philippines, where it is found in quantities at the foot of the large trees from which it flows naturally.
I lit, without saying a word, a cotton wick, plastered over with elemi gum, that I always carried with me in my travels, and I began exploring.
We made a large fire, thanks to the elemi gum, which burns with such ease.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "elemi" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
