Bag of Rustic Cut Palo Santo 1Kg

Approximate piece size: 3 - 10cm Approximate weight of the piece: 1 - 10gr Approximate weight of the bag: 990gr - 1kg Origin: Peru The pieces that will be delivered are similar to those in the photographs, the pieces in this pack are irregular.  Description Palo Santo and fair trade Regulated by the Peruvian government Our Palo Santo comes exclusively from Peru, where it has been regulated by the state for years, with a series of measures to guarantee the balance between consumption and the growth of this tree. The collection is exclusively of fallen wood Following state regulations, wood is always collected from fallen branches or dead trees.  Furthermore, extraction is always carried out in assigned areas with a prior study of the forest mass.  Commitment to the inhabitants and Re-plantation of Palo Santo The law states that it has to be extracted and cut by the inhabitants of the native communities, thus benefiting the local economy.  When the Palo Santo passes through customs, it is checked that all requirements have been met and all the corresponding documentation is delivered. The Palo Santo Palo Santo incense (bursera graveolens) is a natural wood incense used for centuries by the Incas and other indigenous cultures to purify and cleanse energies, providing spiritual protection.  Its smell is intense and slightly sweet, and provides a feeling of well-being.  The palo santo in our stores has its origin in Peru, in the Northwest Dry Forest.  It is a tree adapted to arid conditions and high temperatures.  In the dry and dry season it completely defoliates and appears like a dead tree, but at the beginning of the rains it sprouts very easily.  It is preferably located on steep slopes and hills.  Its bark is smooth, purple to grayish in color, and secretes a white or yellowish resin.  It can reach up to 10 meters in height and grows from 50 to 1500 meters above sea level.  The forest regulations of Peru regulate the sustainable use of palo santo wood through a Forest Management Plan that addresses the replacement and maintenance of the resource, while promoting the cleaning of the forest, the banks and irrigation dams, where trunks and branches usually accumulate.  Currently, palo santo continues to be used as incense or incense.  Only trees that have completed their life cycle and die naturally are used.  These trees are the only ones that, after a period of rest, provide aromatic properties and concentrate essential oils.