Palo Santo Herbal Information

NAME
Palo Santo


LATIN NAME
Bursera graveolens.

ALSO KNOWN AS
Holy Wood.

ORIGIN
Amazon, Equador, Peru.

PARTS USED
Wood of Tree.


TRADITIONAL HERBAL USES AND MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Used for thousands of years by the Indigenous Peoples of the Amazon for its medicinal properties and fragrance, Palo Santo truly deserves its name as the "Holy Wood".

Spiritually, Palo Santo incense is often used for purification, meditation, to increase flow of the bodies energy, and to ward off bad energy/spirits, misfortune, and calamity.
Mixes wonderfully with copal and benzoin resins.


FOLKLORE AND HISTORY
Palo Santo Aromatic Wood has been known to indigenous peoples of the Amanzonian region since ancient times to soothe and calm the spirit and rid the homeplace of negative energy. It comes from ancient sacred trees that grow in the Amazonian jungles of Ecuador and Peru.


TYPICAL PREPARATIONS AND DOSAGE
It is recommended to use a small handful of powdered wood to burn on a lit charcoal disk.

PRECAUTIONS
None Known.