HERBS by Scientific Name

Desert Sage is especially known for its pleasant fragrance and is traditionally used in ceremonies and included in pouches and bundles.

In use for over 5000 years, this fragrant desert resin has been prized by many cultures around the world for its therapeutic and spiritual properties.

Palo Santo is a natural aromatic incense wood, used for centuries by the Incas for purifying and cleansing.

Manila Elemi is the soft, fragrant oleoresin obtained from the trunk of the Canarium luzonicum. The resin Elemi is pale yellow or greenish in color and has a balsamic fragrance, smells a bit like Fennel.

Canarium strictum

Camphor is the white crystalline substance obtained from the tree Cinnamomum camphora.

Commiphora myrrha is indigenous to Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Yemen, and South Arabia. Myrrh is the resin of this tree. Myrrh has been used from remote ages as an ingredient in incense, perfumes, etc.

A single copaiba tree can provide about 40 liters of oleoresin annually, making it a sustainable rainforest resource.

Copaifera resin has traditionally been used by healers in the Amazon, and still burns as an incense during many ceremonies and in churches.

Sangre de Drago is an amazing plant. Its Peruvian name means "Blood of the Dragon". When the trunk of the tree is cut or wounded, a dark red sappy resin oozes out as if the tree was bleeding.

Copal resin was frequently used by the Mayans and Aztecs during ceremony dealing with purification.

Rudraksha beads have been used for thousands of years as an aid to self empowerment and self enlightment.

Sweetgrass can be burned for prayer, to purify spaces, and at the beginning of rituals to attract positive energies and influences.

Lavender is a very versatile plant. It is widely grown in gardens. Flower spikes are used for dried flower arrangements. The fragrant, pale purple flowers and flower buds are used in potpourri.

A resinous aromatic tree, Cedar is often used in the sweat lodge ceremony. The smoke of burning Cedar is said to attract the good spirits and eliminate negative energies.

Osha is considered sacred by the Native Americans and widely esteemed by them for its broad and effective warm healing aromatic power and fragrance.

Of the members of the Mint family under cultivation the most important are the several varieties of the Peppermint extensively cultivated for years as the source of the well-known volatile oil of Peppermint.

Muna, also known as Andean Mint, is a shrub with white flowers and aromatic leaves. Prized for its medicinal and aromatic values.

This aromatic gum resin is now used in perfumery and many incense formulas.

A powerful incense, that was widely used medicinally by various North American Indian tribes.

Pine is purifying, refreshing, and uplifting. Sacred to the Druids. In Celtic times, Pine was one of the Seven Chieftain Trees of the Irish.

Patchouli is a bushy herb of the mint family. The plant is native to tropical regions of Asia. The scent of patchouli is heavy and strong. It has been used for centuries in perfumes and continues to be so today.

Pterocarpus soyauxii is a useful multipurpose tree from forested areas in Central Africa, producing good-quality timber & dye.

White Sage is considered sacred by many Native Americans and is believed to cleanse a space of any evil spirits that may be present.

The amazing "Resurrection plant" is a marvelous example of nature's wonders and can serve as a living symbol of one's faith and confidence in natures power to resurrect and bring life to what seems dead and lifeless.

Benzoe is the resin from the tree Styrax benzoe, native to Indonesia. The aroma of this resin is relaxing, soothing and deeply sensual, with notes of sweet vanilla and cinnamon.

Sandarac resin is obtained from tears of the Cypress Sandarac tree that grows in the Atlas region in Morocco. The gum leaks from the bark and branches of the tree and hardens in the air.

Western Red Cedar is one of the most spiritually significant trees in American northwestern native cultures, and is appropriately also called the Tree of Life.