Palo santo is a traditional natural remedy you can apply to your skin or burn as incense to reduce pain, inflammation, and stress
Palo santo (Bursera graveolens) is a tree that’s native to Peru, Ecuador, and other South American countries. It grows in dry tropical forests and produces very fragrant resin. In Spanish, palo santo means “holy wood.”
For thousands of years, the wood, resin, and oil have been used for medicinal purposes. It’s also said to clear negative energy.
Nevertheless, palo santo has been used by indigenous peoples for centuries.
Let’s explore the purported benefits of palo santo, along with its forms and uses.
-Repel mosquitos
-Reduce pains such as arthrits, headaches and throat pains.
-Palo santo oil could relieve congestion and throat pain as well as inflammation, all of which are present in both the cold and the flu
-Improve stress response
- Stomach Aches :The d-limonene, a compound in it helps to relieve bloating, nausea, and cramping
- Cleansing the Space, burn in diffuser