In Spanish, the wood of the Bursera graveolens is called Palo Santo (holy wood). In South America in particular, the wood has been used for thousands of years to burn incense in order to harness its cleansing and calming effect in both a physical and spiritual sense. Palo Santo is therefore often used before a yoga class or before a relaxation session or meditation, and many people find the scent particularly soothing in times of stress. The characteristic scent of the resin only develops as it burns: warm, woody and slightly sweet with a hint of coconut. The wood is usually offered in the form of larger sticks, here it comes in fine splinters, which are suitable as a component for self-composed incense blends that are smoked on the sieve. However, you can also smoke the palo santo chips on their own directly on the glowing charcoal.

Palo Santo tree occurs naturally in Mexico and on the Yucatán Peninsula as well as in parts of South America such as Peru and Venezuela. The 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 and is obtained there from fallen trees.

The burning of incense from plants, resins and wood is one of the oldest rites of mankind, serving not only religious but also medicinal purposes. Even today, many people still make use of the beneficial effects of incense on body and mind, for which the right choice of incense is just as important as its quality. The incense offered here has a tradition dating back thousands of years among the indigenous peoples of North and South America; the manufacturer treats the plants and woods with the same appreciation and care. The plants were and are almost always used as they are harvested or extracted so that they can develop their full power. For this reason, the plants and woods for this incense are also processed in a pure and natural way. The plants come from careful wild harvesting in North and South America, the wood from fallen trees in Peruvian forests.