The Palo Santo “Bursera graveolens” is medicinal. Its essential oil is used to heal skin wounds and a decoction of the bark to treat stomach ailments. It is also used in poultices to treat muscle aches hot.

The Language-Maskoy (a small language family of Paraguay) have the belief that a fire made with wood Palo santo prevents evil spirits come to the houses. We attribute this property due to the particular clarity of the flames that emerge from this wood on.

This tree is also present in the ritual of marriage in some Indian tribes. It is believed that the couple must plant a seedling of this tree in the absence of witnesses to link their destinies and that the union will last forever.

Women use it to infuse for birth control and ash wood is used for the treatment of external wounds.

You can also note that the oil of this tree is currently used for aromatherapy, relaxation rituals and also that a few drops of this oil can help clear the airways through vapors or mists.

Almost all ancient cultures have used some kind of incense, from the biblical story of the Three Wise Men offering up the baby Jesus frankincense and myrrh, to the Babylonians and Egyptians using it either as a means to make offerings to their gods, as well as healing remedies.

The Palo Santo has always been linked to shamanic rituals of different cultures, there is no burning ceremony where the aromatic and exquisite wood is not lit. The Language-Maskoy (indigenous people of Paraguay, close to Bolivia and Argentina) have the belief that a fire made of Palo Santo wood keeps evil spirits from coming to the houses. We attribute this property due to the particular clarity of the flames that emerge from this lit wood.

The Toba, the original inhabitants of the Chaco region (Argentina), use it in their ceremonies Nareg fire calls.

Currently it is common use in ceremonies with master plants like ayahuasca, both in Europe and America, in fact is not understood why palo santo is not burn in these ceremonies, as it purifies the environment and cleans the bad energy of the room where it is performed.