Day of the Dead in Ecuador: Traditions, Customs and the Magic of Palo Santo
Have you ever felt that your energy is blocked, as if something were preventing well-being from flowing in your life?...
Join EcuadorianHands and ULEAM in reforesting 12,000 Palo Santo trees to preserve the Manabi dry forest and foster...
After a day full of outdoor activities like hiking or swimming, use Palo Santo essential oil for a relaxing massage.
In the month of May, like every month, we carried out another enthusiastic #LlévateTuBasura control minga
Palo Santo Bursera graveolens, known in Spanish as palo santo ("sacred wood") is a tree that inhabits the dry forest Ecuador. The tree belongs to the same family (Burseraceae) as frankincense and myrrh. It is widely used in folk medicine. Palo santo is rich in terpenes such as limonene and α-terpineol. The Palo Santo, which was used by shamans to cure many diseases, and for this reason the Spanish called it "Santo".
Although Palo Santo has just recently become an essential oil of interest it has been used for many years. The Incas used it as a remedy for spiritual cleansing and purifying. The Shamans used it in ceremonies to dispel bad spirits, clear bad energy and to cure various diseases. Palo Santo essential oil is significantly anti-bacterial and anti-viral. With such a high limonene content that is not found in other trees. Palo Santo is helpful in cases of skin infection and acne.
The tree has a life time of approximately 30 to 40 years and then dies. We only process wood that has been found dead naturally in the forest, as in order to retain its special properties, the palo Santo tree must die on its own and remain in the ground for 2 to 4 years before being processed.
The process of producing oil will begin after the tree has been on the ground for some time. The oil will develop gradually in the trunk and the longer the tree remains on the ground, the higher the quality of essential oil that it will contain. As the wood matures, after the tree has died, chemical changes occur which make it a very powerful oil.
Through a distillation process by vapor steam (no chemicals) we obtain an essential oil which is used for Aromatherapy, massages and for manufacturing cosmetics, such as palo santo soap.
Properties of Monoterpene D-Limonene in Cancer Prevention: The characteristic aroma of Palo Santo comes from its natural monoterpenes. The properties of the solvent monoterpenes were used to chemically dissolve gallstones, the monoterpenes are also the focus of much research in the area of cancer prevention. Cancer prevention, inhibition and regression are the greatest powers of D-limonene (DL) that was shown to be chemopreventive against tumors: breast, liver, lungs, skin (UV-induced) and quemioterapeutica against the tumors: breast and pancreas. Palo Santo by their shape and natural components has enormous potential in preventing cancer without any contraindication.
Each plant has its distinct perfume. The perfume and aromatic essences are the "soul" of the plant. The Essential Oil of Palo Santo comes from the extraction of the oily glands of the plant.
Using a specific distiller for essential oils; the dried wood is passed through a steam stream so the oily glands open up, allowing in this way that its content mixes with the steam; the same that enters through a cooling system which leads to the condensation of essential oil and the water to then separate naturally.
This type of distillation does not use any kind of chemical solvents, that is, the essential oil of Palo Santo is 100% natural. Distilling the dry wood of the Palo Santo with the method through the steam current, you get to get an essential oil of the yellow-gold color, that emanates an intense citrus smell; with the following active ingredients:
The essential oil of palo santo has great benefits that you can obtain if you use it properly, pay attention and learn how to properly use essential oils.
PALO SANTO OIL 100% PURE ESSENTIAL OIL
(Note: Ecuadorianhands website does not contain medical advice. The contents of this website, are intended for informational and educational purposes only and not for the purpose of rendering medical advice. The contents of this website are not intended to substitute for professional medical advice.)
How our Palo Santo incense cones are manufactured?
How to reduce the impact of stress on your hair, practicing aromatherapy and yoga with essential oils?
Do essential oils help induce labor?
Please sign in first.
Sign in
Enjoy Nature 
English
Español
Leave a comment
Comments
Pregunta de envio
By: Oscar Obed On 12/07/2023Hola buenos dias, hacen envios a Mexico?
Replied by: EcuadorianHands On 12/13/2023
Envios a Colombia?
By: LEONARDO BOTERO On 02/07/2021Buen dia
Me gustaria saber que posibiliadad hay de hacer envios a Bogota Colombia?
muchas gracias
Replied by: Jean Carlos Chávez On 02/08/2021
Aceite y stick de madera
By: Cristina Nájera Martínez On 11/28/2020Deseo saber su web site dónde ordeno su producto.
Replied by: Jean Carlos Chávez On 11/30/2020
Como adquiero palo santo
By: Erika Herrera On 08/20/2020Como puedo adquirir el palo santo
Replied by: Jean Carlos Chávez On 08/21/2020
Aceite de palo santo
By: Gian Paúl On 06/16/2020Buenas noches quisiera saber los costos en dólares de las presentaciones de aceite de Palo Santo y que descuento habría por cantidad, soy de Perú
Gracias
Replied by: Jean Carlos Chávez On 07/06/2020
felicitaciones
By: Sonia Ayala On 04/08/2020excelente información sobre el palo Santo no lo sabía... desearía más información gracias