Abramelin Oil. Options

I'm considering making some Abramelin oil partly out of curiosity but mostly for fun. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/connie_witchy.gif)
I think i can deffinately get hold of the ingrediants as there is a "traditional chinese medicine/ alternative medicine" shop in a town near me and they will sell raw ingrediants.

I wonder have any of you guys made Abramelin oil before?
Galangal or Calamus?
should i distill it after maceration?

I'm considering making some Abramelin oil partly out of curiosity but mostly for fun. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/connie_witchy.gif)
I think i can deffinately get hold of the ingrediants as there is a "traditional chinese medicine/ alternative medicine" shop in a town near me and they will sell raw ingrediants.

I wonder have any of you guys made Abramelin oil before?
Galangal or Calamus?
should i distill it after maceration?

I had a freind that made it years ago. It seemed to have gotten stronger over time. It has burning sensation when applied on skin.

It depends on where you are. Galanga or Calamus could be hard to find.

-Galanga comes from Asia but you might find some at a local Asian market.
-Calamus is a North American plant. Often used by native people in Canada. It definatly didnt show up in Europe until Christopher Columbus came around. I presume early settlers were able to send some back to Europe as some form of exotic herb or spice.
-Cinammon (one of the ingredients mention by Abramelin) also came from the far east like in China.

It seems many of the herbs used by Abramelin were consider exotic and expensive back then. Hence maybe it explains its appeal.


I dont think the distilation is neccesary. I dont think Abramelin had such facilities when he made it. If you want to stick to his original method then ist probably better if you dont distill it.