The Benefits of Galbanum

Galbanum

Originally published in the Plant Prana Newsletter September 1, 2020.

SKIN: Boils, abscess, skin inflammations, skin issues, acne, ulcer

IMMUNE: wound healing, may have an impact on chaotic cell growths

GENITO-URINARY: antispasmodic, diuretic, aphrodisiac

DIGESTIVE: diarrhea, indigestion, digestive complaints

CIRCULATION: Lymphatic function (detoxification process), blood pressure

RESPIRATORY: antispasmodic, expectorant

MUSCULAR: Aches and pains, rheumatism, inflammations, antispasmodic (smooth muscle of the respiratory, digestive, and urinary tract)

NERVOUS: Tonic, restorative, Stress-related complaints, nervous complaints, body tension associated with pain syndromes, polyneuritis (inflamed nerves over a large area, muscle losing tone, paralysis), stress, pain, epilepsy, psychosomatic conditions, tension in body caused by injury or pain

PSYCHOLOGICAL: Stress, fear, higher mental faculties (intuitive mind), restorative to the emotional body, shock, glamours

ENERGETIC: activates the heart, activates the crown, cleansing, fortifying

SPIRITUAL: transmutation (mental), conductivity, expansion within the form, ceremony, ritual, prayer, transition, transcendence

• 12th century used in the Jewish tradition for deliberate and unrepentant sinners
• Used in several anointing oils
• Given to Moses on Mt.Sinai
• The ancient Egyptian “Green Incense” was Galbanum