Description
This is an extremely fresh & Fragrant 2021 harvest of Indian Boswellia Serrata. It is a mix of silver, amber and green tears. The fragrance is stunning and fills the house! It has a glorious spicy-sweet smell that immediately distinguishes it from all other types of Frankincense.
We have not had Frankincense Serrata resin in the shop for over a year because the only grades I could find were of a quality I couldn’t sell in the shop. Some looked terrible and were made from low-grade material that had been processed into tear-like lumps, another batch had must have been sitting in plastic barrels and had absorbed an unpleasant aroma. Some I was able to return to the sellers and one shipment had to be returned to the earth with a thank you.
Boswellia or Frankincense Serrata is likely one of the most well-known and most-used types of Frankincense in the world. Also called Indian Olibanum and Salai in India, its traditional medicinal uses are well recorded.
Used extensively for hundreds of years in the Indian healing tradition of Ayurveda, Boswellia Serrata is considered an NSAID (or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug), causing little to no side effects or irritation compared to steroidal drugs. It is used traditionally to treat arthritis, osteoarthritis, inflammation of joints, bronchial asthma and recently has shown promise treating ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease, tumours and causing apoptosis in cancer cells. Boswellia Serrata is also used in Ayurveda to treat diseases of the mouth, chronic skin lesions and ulcers, wounds, piles, diarrhea, jaundice and other hepatic disorders.
Many of the therapeutic properties are attributed to its Boswellic acid content, compounds it shares with Frankincense Papyrifera from Ethiopia and Frankincense Sacra/Carterii from Oman and Somalia.
Growing from India up through Punjab and into Pakistan, Frankincense Serrata is used extensively as an incense and incense ingredient in local rituals and ceremonies. It’s distilled essential oil has a warm amber-like spicy fragrance that acts as a heart-to-base note in perfume blends.
Frankincense Serrata is also used in traditional Chinese medicine. Extracts and capsules of B. Serrata are widely available on the market and commonly found on health food store shelves.
Like most types of Frankincense, when burned as incense, it helps cleanse a space and create a sense of sacredness. Frankincense is ruled by the Sun from an astrological point of view, is calming to mind and heart, helps raise one’s spirits, and is said to generate heightened feelings of spirituality and well-being.
Excellent for preparing tea or powder and other products, it does not lend itself to chewing as pleasantly as Frankincense Sacra, Royal Green Hojari or Frankincense Carterii
For information on using Frankincense Serrata for incense, cosmetics and medicine, please see my blogs at apothecarysgarden.com.
Dan
Carlos Smith –
Unusual boswellia spp. Looking forward to appreciate its scent. Incense heating without direct fire is the best way to enjoy and is long lasting.
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Zoila Lindgren –
This color is a translucent greenish hue. When burned in tealight burner, it becomes thick and bubbly. I have yet to use it on coal. Fragrance is different from Hojari, yet quite enjoyable, as I have burned it every night since the order came. Nice when combined with the white copal.
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Bridgette Ruecker –
Beautiful products, thank you so much for the Frankincense Serrata Oil too!
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Alexandria Bednar –
Wow! Pow! Kaching! Zing! Pop! Whiz! Bang! zzzzip!
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Rowena Wehner –
Very fast delivery and superior product. I'm very satisfied with the quality. Highly recommended, thank you, Faye!!!!
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Cortez Balistreri –
Spicy and earthy, a new favourite. Doesn’t have the citrus notes of many other types of boswellia resins, a fantastic unique addition to my frankincense collection!
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Jarvis Hackett –
Excellent frankincense serrata. Herbal, spicy, and a bit earthy. Great quality resin with no bark or other detritus. Very pleased with this!
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Dana Kuhlman –
Amazing Quality B. Serrata with mistakable green transcliscent beauty and sharp sweet-sour, piney and herbaceous scent. Half I used for a oleoresin extract and half reserved for melting on a tea-light censor. The extract smells potent and pungent. Dan was so kind as to through in a sample of another highly prized frankincense. Doesn't get much better that this folks.
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Octavia Turcotte –
Beautiful and so gooey and fresh!
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Zella Rowe –
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Ova Hamill –
Softer in texture than other frankincense resins, this has a flavor reminiscent first of spearmint, followed by a distinctly licorice note that alternates with fennel grass and then finishes with a taste akin to calamus leaf; to me the fragrance is similar. This is very unique!
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Velma Hansen –
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Julia Wiegand –
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Tessie Hintz –
Simply amazing, will definitely order again ! Feeling blessed
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Desiree Huel –
Happy to shop here. Chunky and fresh goodies.
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Harvey Kerluke –
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Sarah Kshlerin –
Very high quality resins and well packaged with fast shipping, thank you!
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Augusta Effertz –
Such beautiful quality ingredients! Perfect for crafting incense and making natural skincare preparations! Dan and the team are super friendly and very helpful! I will be ordering again for sure!
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Telly Nienow –
This is a more mellow frankincense which takes a back seat to other ingredients in a blend. A great base for Athonite style incense.
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Audra Rowe –
Yep as others said, nice usual frankincense smell plus pepper and anise vibes. Very nice!
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Lia Boyle –
Dan always had great Frankincense.
Great pricing, shipping and service.
Enjoy doing business with him.
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Katlyn Eichmann –
Cant get enough of this product. I use it in a variety of preparations and am 100% satisfied with every aspect.
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Jamar Morissette –
Another excellent experience and product.
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Hazel Turcotte –
Wow!!! Incredibly Fresh Green Boswellia Serrata. First piece I just pulled apart was nice a gooey 🤩 so I know this is an amazing batch. It smells very spicy in the bag. This will be amazing to work with. AAA+++
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Elizabeth Fay –
Very nice quality product and exactly as described. Highly recommend this product and seller!
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Allene Feeney –
love it love it love it , the most devine aroma in the world !!!!!!
TS real resin , and extremely fresh !!! this is the best resin , live this shop , high quality items !!!!! friendly professional polite, Dan and his team are the best , I truly appreciate his high-quality resins , I purchased resins from ""another" shop and had a bad reaction , but Dan's are definitely the best! this frankincense serretta resin is my favorite, it's addictive !!! it's wonderful !! I can't say enough of Good things about it , very strong aroma, frankincense with strong tones of black pepper and a slight citrusy smell, wow wow wow , Love it !
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Allene Feeney –
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Lea Schoen –
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Shanel Kuvalis –
very strong scent, with something that reminds me of fir tree resin. really interesting!
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Lina Doyle –
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Augusta Schamberger –
Beautiful full body flavor and colors. Intense spicy, light but balanced citrus, with a slight fresh mint hint that lingers. Excellent fresh quality, that can be used for many purposes from perfumery to salves and more. Well worth your time that will definitely not disappoint. Will be getting much more of this in my next order.
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Katarina Schaefer –
Absolutely beautiful. One of many items purchased from this store. Everything came packaged nicely and is of high quality.
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Teresa Rosenbaum –
Excellent quality as described and expectations were met. Thank you.
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Lenore Sipes –
Shipped fast and worry free. The resin is fragrant and fresh. I Will definitely buy from them again.
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Dovie Abbott –
Great items as always, very pleased!
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Adele Swaniawski –
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Freida Jaskolski –
Another wonderful frankincense for hydrosol use and to grind for body butters.
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Wilton Hermiston –
Smells so wonderful, very good for Cleansing the atmosphere of negative energy. lm very pleased with my purchase 👏 😌 ☺
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Emelia Kuhlman –
Smells amazing. It was a large quantity. I’ll be using it for years.
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Amely Wyman –
Thank you for the Frankincense Serrata.
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Renee Kautzer –
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Bruce Kautzer –
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Mikayla Walker –
It's decent quality but I had better smelling Serrata. Maybe I was expecting to much of it because of the color.
I think storing it in the plastic bags they come in doesn't do it any good.
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Keeley Connelly –
Another amazing smoke … wow..it’s fresh from tree..
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Jolie Hegmann –
Intense spicy and piney fragrance when placed on charcoal. well worth it!
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Cynthia Murazik –
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Jalon O’Hara –
Great, as always — thanks Dan!
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Adele Swaniawski –
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Clarabelle Oberbrunner –
Some of the best quality frankincense serrata I've ever seen. Some of the tears are visibly green tinted, like a royal green salai guggul! The scent is incredible. That classic piney serrata aroma with hints of black pepper and anise turned up a few notches. Don't wait on buying! This will sell out quickly, I'm sure. Big props to Dan for coming through yet again!
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