Oil of amber

Amber oil is a product obtained by dry distillation of amber natural product. Further, in the manufacturing process incurred succinic acid and rosin.

Amber oil was and is used among other things as a wood preservative, insecticide and shortly after Georgius Agricola discovered the components of amber in the dry distillation in pharmacy. In many alchemical writings of the 16th to the 19th century, the use of amber oil, which is often referred to in these documents as oleum succini or oleum succini rectificatum, touted as a remedy for a variety of ailments. In the second half of the 19th century very popular family magazine The gazebo says: " ... succinic acid and succinic oil are considered to be irritating, nerve tonic, also known as antispasmodic, perspiration and diuretic drugs. " Even today, Amber oil as a means of trade that against allergies, infections, insect bites and other ailments to offer help. Amber oil was also part of the popular until the 19th century Luzie water ( Eau de Luce, a smelling water) Since the mid-20th century Amber oil is sometimes used for surface preservation of amber objects.

In the esoteric is occasionally any vegetable oil, in the some time a piece of raw amber was inserted, also referred to as amber oil. With the product Amber oil in the above sense, this has nothing to do.