Palo Santo or 'Holy Wood' - Scientific Name: Bursera Graveolens.
Current stock is direct from Ecuador
Palo Santo is a beautiful and extremely mystical and spiritual plant, which is native to South America. It has a long history of use by native peoples for healing and ceremonial purposes. Palo Santo has a beautiful sweet and woodsy aroma when burnt. And many prefer the scent over White Sage, hence it's popularity for smudging (aside for it's amazing benefits below)
Benefits of Palo Santo:
Spiritual
Palo Santo is highly regarded for ceremonial and spiritual uses. It is most commonly used for smudging areas, people and items to remove stale or negative energy.
It is energetically cleansing & healing, with properties similar to sage. (some prefer it)
Palo Santo creates a pleasant, fresh smelling smoke with hints of mint and citrus that work well to raise your vibration, enhance creativity and bring good fortune.
Health
Palo Santo has been traditionally used in healing, particularly for clearing negative thoughts and emotions associated with health problems such as depression and anxiety.
Excellent for relieving stress, some have also had success with keeping asthma and bronchitis at bay. It also makes an effective insect repellent.