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==Special Precautions of Palo Santo== | ==Special Precautions of Palo Santo== | ||
==Health Benefits and uses of Palo Santo are== | ==Health Benefits and uses of Palo Santo are== | ||
| − | The essential oil of palo santo is responsible for the unique fragrance of this wood, and contains resins that are rich in the sesquiterpene class of compounds, most notably limonene. It also contains the fragrant compounds non-amine and germacrene. In one published Cuban medical study, components in the essential oil inhibited the growth of a specific type of breast cancer, MCF-7. Palo santo essential oil is significantly anti-bacterial, which probably explains its traditional use as an incense wood for dispelling bad energy. | + | The essential oil of palo santo is responsible for the unique fragrance of this wood, and contains resins that are rich in the sesquiterpene class of compounds, most notably limonene. It also contains the fragrant compounds non-amine and germacrene. Aged heartwood is rich in terpenes such as limonene and α-terpineol. |
| + | * widely used in folk medicine for stomach ache, as sudorific, and as liniment for rheumatism. | ||
| + | * In one published Cuban medical study, components in the essential oil inhibited the growth of a specific type of breast cancer, MCF-7. | ||
| + | * Palo santo essential oil is significantly anti-bacterial, which probably explains its traditional use as an incense wood for dispelling bad energy. | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 05:36, 2 November 2015
Other Names : Bursera graveolens
Special Precautions of Palo Santo
Health Benefits and uses of Palo Santo are
The essential oil of palo santo is responsible for the unique fragrance of this wood, and contains resins that are rich in the sesquiterpene class of compounds, most notably limonene. It also contains the fragrant compounds non-amine and germacrene. Aged heartwood is rich in terpenes such as limonene and α-terpineol.
- widely used in folk medicine for stomach ache, as sudorific, and as liniment for rheumatism.
- In one published Cuban medical study, components in the essential oil inhibited the growth of a specific type of breast cancer, MCF-7.
- Palo santo essential oil is significantly anti-bacterial, which probably explains its traditional use as an incense wood for dispelling bad energy.
