Season 4: Common Herbs- Palo Santo: Better Off Dead
PlantStories: The Modern, the old, and the crazy in between!
English - October 05, 2020 16:00 - 25 minutes - 17.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingHome & Garden Leisure Science Nature Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: Season 4: Common Herbs- White Sage: Just to Clear the Air
Today's episode features some interesting information on Palo Santo, the wood of a tree from areas of Central and South America known for it's alluring citrus, mint, wood scent. Join us this week for a look into this interesting plant with a rich history in an ancient history.
Many people burn Palo Santo in a similar way to White Sage, in that they use it to purify a space. But many people don't know it's history and where it comes from. Only harvestable from naturally dead wood in the dry tropical forests of these areas and full of ritual meaning dating back to the Incan empire, this tree is an intriguing addition to our season on common herbs.
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