Frankincense - One of the most popular resins, it is usually burned with myrrh and is considered a holy incense along with myrrh and sandalwood. Frankincense has been used for thousands of years as a perfume and incense to purify, consecrate, banish, and/or remove. Frankincense can help you connect with spirits, promotes success, and luck, protects, and helps promote spiritual growth.
Scientific Name - Boswellia corteri
Other Name - Arbre à Encens, Bible Frankincense, Boswellia carteri, Boswellia sacra, Boswellie, Encens, Incense, Oleo-gum-resin
Origin - Africa (North and West), India, and the Middle East (Oman and Yemen)
Magical Power - Consecration, Love, Luck, Purification, Protection, Psychic, Success
Used in Making - Baths, Conditioning Oil, Hand, Incense
Planet - Sun
Element - Fire
Deities - Ra
Energy Archetype - Masculine
Parts Used - Resin, Essential Oil
Medicinal Uses - Frankincense is used to calm the nervous system, helps relieve anxiety, and nervous tensions, and calms the digestive system and stress-related stomach disorders. The resin is antiseptic, an expectorant, and can be used to help respiratory conditions such as the common cold, asthma, bronchitis, chest infections, and COPD. It also is used as an astringent, heals scars, cuts, and blemishes and helps firm aging skin. Frankincense can also be helpful for irregular or heavy menstrual bleeding and nosebleeds.
The owners of Wildheart Botanica are not licensed physicians. Please see your personal practitioner before using any product
CAUTION - Frankincense essential oil or gum extract is safe. Use might cause skin irritation for some. There isn't enough reliable information to know what the side effects might be.