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The Benefits of 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