Benzoin - Benzoin's sweet scent brings in grounding earth energy that’s good for promoting focus and stability. It is excellent for home blessings, especially for its purification and cleansing properties. Can be added to incense to increase attraction and is used in workings for business success and to attract customers especially when mixed with other attraction herbs like cinnamon and copal.
Scientific Name - Styrax benzoin
Other Name - Styrax, Gum benjamin, Benjui
Origin - Said to be native to Southeast Asia
Magical Power - Attraction, Focus, Cleansing
Magically Used In - Bath, Dressing, Floorwash, Hand, Incense, Tea
Planet - Disputed sometimes given to Venus, sometimes given to the Sun, also Saturn
Element - Earth
Energy Archetype - Masculine
Parts Used - Resin, Essential Oil
Medicinal Uses - Oil can calm anxiety and stress, and also helps with exhaustion. Benzoin has been used for centuries as a treatment for respiratory illnesses, as a decongestant, and expectorant. Benzoin can be used in a salve or lotion to soothe inflamed skin and chapped skin, and helps with arthritis, like rheumatism.
The owners of Wildheart Botanica are not licensed physicians. Please see your personal practitioner before using any product
CAUTION - Very hazardous in case of ingestion. Hazardous in case of skin contact (irritant), of eye contact (irritant), of inhalation. Slightly hazardous in case of skin contact (permeator).