BENZOIN, Styrax tonkinensis

BENZOIN   Styrax tonkinensis       

      This  particular  Styrax tonkinensis  resinoid is obtained through molecular distillation. 

It is from a wild harvest in Laos, Southeast Asia.This resin is used traditionally as an incense 

in fumigation to dispel negativity and malevolent entities.

       Benzoin has a  “heart note” which carries a pleasant, warming scent reminiscent of Vanilla.  

It has great value as a fixative in natural perfumery or as I prefer to say parfum. The sweet

vanilla-ish scent is soothing to the heart both physically and emotionally. Experiencing this 

aromatic delight will often evoke euphoric mind waves that ease tension, calm nerves and

allow an aphrodisiacal sensation.

       Batuta is the first European writer to mention Benzoin in the fourteenth century.To the

present day Benzoin has been an established article of materia medica.This balsamic botanical 

has been recorded for the medical value as a skin reparative and as a styptic to close wounds. 

“Friar’s Balsam” is typically known as tincture of benzoin that is used clinically (in a diluted base )

to heal wounds, inflammations and  burns.