by Dan Riegler | Mar 8, 2023 | Apothecary Arts, Fair Trade, Herbal Remedies, Natural Perfume, Natural Perfume ingredients, Resins & Saps, Sustainable Harvesting, Uncategorized, Wildcrafting
A new and unique Benzoin resin on the market Styrax Sumatrana is a type of Benzoin resin that has never been available on the international market. Locally called Kemenyan Toba, the Sumatrana Benzoin tree grows only in a small area of Northern Sumatra and, in the...
by Dan Riegler | Jan 3, 2022 | "How To", Apothecary, Apothecary Arts, Boswellia, Boswellia Carterii, Boswellia Dalzielii, Boswellia Frereana, Boswellia Neglecta, Boswellia Papyrifera, Boswellia Rivae, Boswellia Sacra/Carterii, Boswellia Serrata, Ethics & Sustainability, Frankincense, Frankincense as Medicine, Frankincense Essential Oils, Frankincense Oleoresins
A question I get a lot in the shop is ,”I’m new at this and I don’t know which Frankincense type to start with. Can you help me?” Well, since you asked, in my opinion, the best way to get acquainted with the Boswellia, AKA Frankincense family...
by Dan Riegler | Apr 29, 2020 | Aphrodisiacs, Apothecary, Apothecary Arts, Civet, Community, Ethics and Sustainability Ratings, Herbal Remedies, Natural Perfume, Natural Perfume ingredients, Perfume Tinctures
I have finally put together an Animalic/Musk sampler. The interest in animal-sourced musk samples has grown steadily in the shop and the release of this new product is a perfect opportunity to continue my discourse on the ethical issues inherent in Civet and other...
by Dan Riegler | Mar 18, 2020 | "How To", Apothecary, Apothecary Arts, Commiphora Myrrha, DIY, DIY & Recipes, Herbal Products, Herbal Remedies, Recipes, Resins & Saps, Wildcrafting
We have relied on the aromatic sap of trees for comfort and healing since the dawn of time. Pine, Spruce, Fir, Frankincense, Myrrh, Elemi, and many, many more provide us with a wide range of therapeutic properties and applications. Tree saps provide an impressive list...
by Dan Riegler | Nov 20, 2016 | Apothecary Arts, Boswellia, DIY, DIY-Frankincense Products, Frankincense, Frankincense as Medicine, Frankincense Extract, Frankincense Oleoresins, Herbal Products, Recipes
Many of you have asked for clearer instructions on the method I use for separating the resin with its Boswellic acids from Frankincense in the post “Tapping into Frankincense and its Boswellic acids. An easy extraction method”. I realize written...
by Dan Riegler | Sep 17, 2015 | "How To", Apothecary, Apothecary Arts, Astrodynamics, Astrology, Astrology, Commiphora Myrrha, DIY, Herbal Products, Herbal Products, Herbal Remedies, Recipes
Commiphora Myrrha, or Myrrh, well known for thousands of years for its value in perfume, incense, and medicine, has a wide range of medicinal applications in healing traditions around the world and throughout history. It is still well used in modern Western medicine,...
by Dan Riegler | Aug 31, 2015 | Apothecary Arts, Boswellia Papyrifera, Boswellia Sacra/Carterii, DIY-Frankincense Products, Frankincense as Medicine, Frankincense Extract, Frankincense Serrata, Medicinal Uses
As promised, here is the method I use for making a medicated oil from an extract of frankincense resin. Since writing the post on extracting Frankincense resin and Boswellic acids with water, a number of people have contacted me expressing difficulty dissolving the...
by Dan Riegler | Jul 26, 2015 | "How To", Apothecary, Apothecary Arts, DIY, DIY-Frankincense Products, Frankincense as Medicine
by Dan Riegler | Jul 26, 2015 | "How To", Apothecary Arts, DIY, DIY-Frankincense Products, Frankincense as Medicine
How to isolate the resin and Boswellic acids from select Frankincense oleoresins with water Lately, we have been hearing a lot about the anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer compounds found in the frankincense family. The most publicized recently are the Boswellic acids...
