Botanical name: Boswellia Carterii/ Thurifera
Botanical family: Burseraceae
Note: Base
Part of plant used: Bark
Origin: Tree originates from the Middle East, mainly places like Lebanon, Somalia, Yemen, Saudi Arabia and Ethiopia
Description: Woody and spicy
History: Also known as Olibanum – oil of Lebanon. The Egyptians burnt it at attars as an offering to God. Frankincense was one of the gifts the Kinds gave to baby Jesus.
Properties and Indications:
- Antiseptic
- Antibiotic
- Chronic lung disease which involve blood
- Pneumonia
- Haemostatic
- Sudorific – for people who don’t sweat enough
- Genitourinary disorders – blood and discharge together
- Strong stimulant of the nervous system – cretinism, backwardness
Personality
- Deals with the stations of the soul
- Arrogance
- Cleanses people of spiritual pride
- Brings people out of themselves
- Strangely heady, air quality, Crown charka
Blending:
- Basil, Benzoin, Birch, Black Pepper, Cardamom, Elemi, Geranium, Lavender, Lemon, Lime, Melissa, Myrrh, Nutmeg, Orange, Petitgrain, Pine, Rosewood, Sandalwood, Vetivert
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