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Palo santo Large A+++ Grade  High resin content.

Palo santo Large A+++ Grade High resin content.

£5.55Price

Pieces vary slightly and are enormous, as seen in the photo above. 

 

Bursera graveolens | Palo Santo | Holy Wood | Aromatherapy | Heiliges Holz
Bursera graveolens is a tree praised for its aromatic wood. This tree possesses powerful energy; however, when burned, it results in relaxation, peace, and well-being. It brings a fragrant and pleasant smell to any space where it is burned.

 

Our Palo Santo is sustainably harvested from a private reserve in Ecuador. It comes from trees and branches that have naturally fallen and have been lying dead for 4-10 years before harvesting. Only the naturally fallen trees produce the wonderfully woody scent. The longer the tree has been dead, the more potent the smell. Some Palo Santo trees can live to be 80-90+ years old.

Habitat


These trees are protected under government supervision; however, fallen trees are respectfully gathered after strong winds, as the tree has been considered sacred by tribes for thousands of years. Bursera Graveolens grows in many areas, including Guatemala, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Honduras, Colombia, and the Galapagos Islands.


Native use
Throughout Central and South America, Bursera graveolens is widely used among native indigenous tribes for ritual purification and in modern religious settings as devotional incense. It cleanses impure energy spiritually and eliminates evil spirits, calamity, and misfortune.

Palo Santo can be burned similarly to incense by lighting shavings of the wood, or the whole chunk can be lit, allowed to burn for a few moments, and then blown out so that it emits smoke. In Peru, a shaman or medicine man may light Palo Santo sticks during cleansing rituals, and the rising smoke will enter the energy field of the participants to ‘clear misfortune, negative thought patterns, and evil spirits’.

Palo Santo can be used to produce essential oil for perfumes and cosmetics, attracting attention due to its seductive scent. The Indigenous people who burn the wood report many health benefits. Palo Santo is often burned together with Ruta chalepensis; the smoke is then blown into the ears to treat otitis media (ear infections).

The wood can also be burned with Yerba mate, together with the feathers of the rhea bird. The resulting mixture of smoke is inhaled every nine days and is said to heal ‘mal aire’.


Additional Information:
http://www.sacredpalosanto.com/benefits/ 
 

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