Smoked chips Palo Santo

In Spanish, the wood of the Bursera graveolens is called Palo Santo (sacred wood). Especially in South America, the wood has been used for thousands of years for incense to take advantage of the cleansing and calming effect in the physical as well as spiritual sense. Palo Santo is therefore often used before a yoga class or before a relaxation session or meditation, many find the scent particularly beneficial in times of stress. The characteristic scent of the resin develops only when it glows: warm-woody and slightly sweet with a hint of coconut. Usually the wood is offered in the form of larger sticks, here it comes in fine splinters that are suitable as a component for self-assembled incense blends, which are smoked on the screen. However, you can also smoke the palo santo splinters solo directly on the glowing charcoal.

Palo Santo tree occurs naturally in Mexico and the Yucatán Peninsula, as well as in parts of South America such as Peru and Venezuela. Trade in its wood is highly regulated, as the Palo Santo tree is now a protected species. The palo santo used here comes from forest regions in Peru that are sustainably managed, and is obtained there from fallen trees.

The fumigation of plants, resins and wood is one of the oldest rites of mankind, it served not only religious but also medical purposes. And even today, many make use of the beneficial effects of incense on body and mind, for which the appropriate selection of incense is as important as its quality. The incense offered here has a millennia-old tradition among the indigenous peoples of North and South America; with the same appreciation, the manufacturer pays attention to a conscious, responsible use of the plants and woods. Thus, the plants were and are almost always used as they are picked or obtained, so that they can develop their full power. Therefore, the plants and woods for this incense are also processed variety and natural. The plants come from careful wild collection in North or South America, the woods from fallen trees in sustainable management.