Palo Santo Incense Stick (1 Stick Per Order)

Palo Santo Holy Stick (1 sick per order) Palo Santo is common today as a type of incense, and it comes from the wild Palo Santo wood, known to be a mystical tree, in Spanish, the name means ‘holy wood’.  Due to its special properties, it is used to clear the energies and calm the home or work space.  In Peru, a shaman, or medicine man, reportedly lights palo santo sticks and the rising smoke will enter the ‘energy field’ of ritual participants to ‘clear misfortune, negative thought-prints, and evil spirits. The Palo Santo tree is part of the citrus family and has a sweet aroma when burned.  The tree's scientific name is ‘Bursera graveolens'. It is wild and native to the lands from Mexico to the Yucatan Peninsula from Peru to Venezuela, from the Gran Chaco region.  It is also found in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Columbia, Ecuador, and the Galapagos Islands.  The tree belongs to the same family as frankincense and myrrh. According to Wikipedia, “the use of Palo Santo .