How is the price of each kilo of Iranian Aromatic Galbanum Resin Wholesaler determined and what parameters are considered in this pricing?
In this article, while answering these questions, I decided to fully and scientifically introduce you to all aspects of the Galbanum resin and Galbanum resin-producing herb.
Note: the phrase "Galbanum plant" is wrong; because "Galbanum" is the name of the resin that is extracted from the following two plants:
- Ferula gummosa Boiss.
- Ferula rubricaulis Boiss.
But in this article, for ease of reading, wherever I used the phrase "Galbanum plant", it means the plant that produces Galbanum resin.
Iranian Galbanum resin is a brand in the international markets, especially in France; in such a way that gum resin processing companies, pharmaceutical companies, jewelry companies, and those active in perfume fields are willing to pay a high price for it.
In recent years, Galbanum has found a special place in medical science. For example, the high antibacterial activity of the oil contained in the Galbanum plant has been proven on all bacteria except Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Also, according to the researchers, the fruit of the Galbanum plant has the potential to be used as a fragrant antibacterial detergent.
The following countries can be mentioned among the most enthusiastic export markets of Iranian Galbanum resin:
- Emirates (intermediary in export)
- Germany
- Austria
- France (one of the main buyers of Iranian Galbanum resin)
- India (intermediary in export)
- Turkey
- Spain
Note: The "Christian Dior SE" company, which is one of the prominent producers of perfumes and cosmetics in the world, is one of the main buyers of Iranian Galbanum resin.
But one question:
Why do big perfume companies in France use Iranian Galbanum resin?
Because these companies prioritize the use of the freshest, purest, and highest quality raw materials in the first step to differentiate themselves from other competitors.
At Phaidyme Company, responsible for the needs of international customers, while mastering the different types and qualities of Galbanum resin in Iran, we have experienced operation teams trained by our experts; we use them for Galbanum resin extraction.
Our goal of training the extraction teams is to prevent any damage to the plant that produces this valuable gum resin in addition to exporting the highest quality Galbanum resin based on the need of the buyer company.
The price of Galbanum resin in 2023
The price of Galbanum resin is affected by various parameters, the most important of which I will mention below:
- The coordinates where Galbanum resin is extracted from
- Cultivation pattern
- Species of Galbanum plant
- The area of the Galbanum plant from which raw organic Galbanum resin is oozed or extracted (stem or stump).
- The exact time of starting to cutting the stump of the Galbanum plant
- Degree of purity
According to the cause and area of Galbanum resin oozing from the plant, there are two types of Galbanum resin in Iran:
- Tear Galbanum resin
- Mass Galbanum resin
The tear Galbanum oozes out in a completely natural way as a result of stem breakage, insect bites, or pebbles hitting the stem of the Galbanum plant.
After leaving, Galbanum resin is quickly oxidized by exposure to air, and therefore its impurity level is as low as possible, and this is the main reason for its high price.
Of course, there is another reason why tear Galbanum resin is expensive, and that is the small amount of tear Galbanum in the extraction areas.
Also, the Mass Galbanum oozes out due to human intervention and from the stump of the Galbanum plant, while the tear Galbanum oozes naturally from the stem of the plant.
Annually, the harvest of mass Galbanum is more than tear Galbanum, and based on the percentage of purity, it is at a lower level than tear Galbanum.
Galbanum resin export
The lack of processing industries related to Galbanum resin in Iran according to state-of-the-art standards has caused a large amount of Iranian Galbanum resin to be exported in raw form from Iran to different countries every year, and after processing in different countries such as France, with a very high added value in The format of various products to be offered to global markets.
Fortunately, we have succeeded to produce Galbanum essential oil with the highest quality level in Iran.
What is galbanum?
Scientific name: Ferula gumosa Boiss
Synonymous scientific names:
- Ferula Badrakema Kos. –Pol.
- Ferula afghanistanica Hiroe
- Ferula glabaniflua Boiss. & Buhse
- E. galbanum plant
Galbanum is a member of the umbellifers family and is a monocarpic plant, which means they produce flowers and reproduce only once in their whole lifespan. After the formation of seeds and fruits, they show internal changes and eventually die.
The Galbanum plant goes through its vegetative growth in the years before flowering and increases the biomass of its aerial organs and root reserves every year. This process probably continues until the fifth to seventh years, and after that, the reproductive stage of the plant begins with flowering and then ends with seeding.
Botanical characteristics of Galbanum
A perennial plant, gray in color, with a collar covered with filaments.
Stem up to 100 cm high, thick, pale, tubular, with a base 13 to 17 mm thick.
Note: In the picture below, you can see a tear Galbanum resin on the stem of the plant.
Botanical characteristics of Galbanum - Phaidyme
Basal leaves 15-30 cm long, 5-8 cm wide, 4-lobed, hairy; with lobes 0.5 to 1 mm long, 0.2 mm wide; Upper pods 4-5 cm long, 3.5 cm wide, membranous, almost peach-hairy, swollen.
Fruit-bearing umbrellas with 10 to 20 radii; radii 4 to 5 cm long, panicles with 10 to 25 flowers.
Petals about 2 mm long, hairy.
Mericarps 15-22 mm long, 8-9 mm wide, wings about 1 mm wide.
Compounds of Galbanum
Galbanum has many essential and resin compounds, including:
- Essential oil: 10 - 26%
- Resin: 60 - 75%
- Gum: 5 - 30
In some reference, each of the above values has been presented as follows:
- Essential oil: 9.5%
- Resin: 63.5%
- Gum: 27%
Note: Each of the values mentioned above can vary depending on different parameters such as climate, time and method of extracting, species of Galbanum plant, etc.
Galbanum and industry
Galbanum is one of the species of Ferula.
Previously, we have published complete articles on another Ferula species, which we call "Hing (Asafoetida)" in Iran, on the Phaidyme website. You can get to know Hing (Heeng) from the following address.
Species of the Ferula have various uses in medical fields, such as the treatment of neurological diseases, and industrial uses, such as the following:
- Pharmaceutical industry
- Cosmetics
- Stabilizers in the perfume industry
- Jewelry industry
- Preparation of a kind of high-quality and invisible glue
- Military industries
- Insecticides
Benefits of Galbanum resin
- Antibacterial
- Antiphlogistic
- Antiseptic
- Galactagogue
- Laxative
- Expectorant
- Antispasmodic
- Carminative
- Stimulator and energizer
- It has anti-post-nasal drip and anti-seizure effect
- Stomach reinforce
- Uterus reinforce
- wound Improver
Note: In the past, in Iran, Galbanum resin has been used for the uterus to cure uterine diseases and also as an emmenagogue.
The effect of Galbanum on convulsion, epilepsy, and tremor
The anti-epileptic activity of the oil contained in the fruit of the Galbanum plant, as well as the anti-epileptic and anti-convulsion properties of its seeds, have been proven in mice.
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Reference: Phaidyme Company