Description
Yemeni Dracaena cinnabari “Scarlet Tree”Hydrosol
30ml Spray Bottle Extremely
Latin Name: Dracaena cinnabari
Cultivation: Wild-harvested Artisan Hydro-Distilled
Country of Origin: Yemen
Artisan Hydro-Distillation of Fragrant scarlet red tree resin and bark
Aromatic Scent: Astringent, fruity, slight acidity resin with soft notes of sweet honeyed light spice, almost a soft cassia-like note.
Many people mistakes the South American resin Croton lechleri as Yemen Dracaena cinnabari resin which really has little to no scent. Often it is described as latex like or a soft liquor medicinal aroma. these two species are not the same.
The Yemeni Scarlet Tree has a unique and strange appearance, with an upturned, densely-packed crown having the shape of an uprightly held umbrella. This evergreen species is named after its dark red resin. Traditionally used for Wounds, Bug Bites, Arthritis, Gums and Teeth in maceration oil form or sap form, Bone Spurs, and Diarrhea sap form.Do your research.
This Hydrosol is excellant for DIY salves, creams, masks, and skincare. Do not ingest or Spray in face because it does have little micro-droplets of essential oil from the hydro-distillation process.
Used as a potential cancer drug by some pharmaceutical companies Check out link research.
Commonly known as Dragon’s Blood* in the western world but is not the same as Dracaena lechleri resin which has no aroma. It smells more like soft latex leather like and is not an essential oil.
This is the resinous sap which is also a popular resin to burn for incense in its resin tears or powdered form and most coveted because of its sweet soft cinnamic aroma.
The essential oil will stain clothing and Skin. See that listing in our shop for essential oil.
This hydrosol is from both Bark and Resin sap.
Historical and Biblical History:
Used as an aid in scarring recovery for burns and is used on Kambo application.
A wondrous broad-spectrum gift from the blood of the trees to the peoples of the World! See this article Dragon’s Blood Sap below reference links.
As Storage Medium For Avulsed Teeth: In Vitro Study Of Cell Viability – PubMed (nih.gov)
This Tree symbolizes strength, protection, covering, warm healing, and purification.
Most likely this red tree bark, resin/sap was used to create the scarlet dye in garments in the middle east. This tree can grow both in tropical and desert climates.
Historical Scholars, tells us the color vermilion found in the Bible is known as scarlet or crimson was made from a sap named cinnabari often referred to as scarlet resin or tree. After it was harvested and was crushed, it produced a bright red powder that was used to create this pigment.
Quantities of this resin are known only to exist in Yemen, but other species of trees are found in countries such as China, Peru, Egypt, and Spain that produce the same resin color.
Rahab may have used this resin to dye her scarf or cord red that hung outside her window as a signal for the spies to save her as they had promised.
There is a midrash that says that it was from a tree a red sap resin was used to dye the garments red which was used in the Temple. This same liquid sap (not essential oil) can turn white when rubbed into the skin. We are told in the Biblical texts to dye garments red and that sin is scarlet made white.
Bible texts of Inspiration:
Isaiah 1:18
“Come now, and let us reason together,”
Says the L-rd,
“Though your sins are as scarlet,
They will be as white as snow;
Though they are red like crimson,
They will be like wool.
The blessing we read over the Mother of the home who is called Eshet Chayil (Woman of G-d a Woman of Valor) We read:
Proverbs 31:21
She is not afraid of the snow for her household,
For all her household are clothed with scarlet.
There are texts which do possibly allude to this resin or tree called Scarlet. Some commentaries say this refers to scarlet yarn but it is implied and adding to the text. The texts only say ” Scarlet” or “the scarlet,” not scarlet yarn which is not in the texts anywhere, neither is there the word for “bound – קשר” or “string/cord/thread חוּט” in the text to indicate it was yarn.
Leviticus 14:4 | Then shall the priest command to take for him that is to be cleansed two birds alive and clean, and cedarwood, and scarlet, and hyssop:
Leviticus 14:6 | As for the living bird, he shall take it, and the cedarwood, and the scarlet, and the hyssop, and shall dip them and the living bird in the blood of the bird that was killed over the running water:
Leviticus 14:49 And he shall take to cleanse the house two birds, and cedarwood, and scarlet, and hyssop:
Leviticus 14:51 | And he shall take the cedarwood, and the hyssop, and the scarlet, and the living bird, and dip them in the blood of the slain bird, and in the running water, and sprinkle the house seven times:
Leviticus 14:52 | And he shall cleanse the house with the blood of the bird, and with the running water, and with the living bird, and with the cedarwood, and with the hyssop, and with the scarlet:
Numbers 19:6 | And the priest shall take cedarwood, and hyssop, and scarlet, and cast it into the midst of the burning of the heifer.
The word used for scarlet in these verses is שְׁנִי and reading from an old Hebrew Lexicon First Publication in 1875 by Asher Publishers in London says this scarlet was used in purification ceremony and it is of plant material.
The old Lexicon is “A Compendious and Complete Hebrew and Chaldee Lexicon to The Old Testament” by Davies, Benjamin. Later Revised in 1880 by Edward C. Mitchell Published by Warren F. Draper, Andover, and these versions were later changed to red thread.
How to Use
Use as stringent for tightening pores, toning, and cleaning skin. Apply to skincare products to promote regeneration and tone the skin or add a few drops in a water for oral rinse and add to a bath for overall inflammation reducer.
Can be used for tightening gums, tummy rub for digestive issues.
Difusse in Air to clear germs and bacteria for inhalation therapy. Applied to burns to promote less scarring & healing.
This tree is protected much like Sandalwood Mysore, Rosewood. Palo Santo and Several species of Frankincense trees. Currently, the tree is listed by the IUCN (the International Union for Conservation of Nature) as “vulnerable” due to over-maturity, not over-harvesting.
This is why it is important for us to buy only from a reliable sustainable source that cares for the trees properly. See more at the link below in references.
*The real essential oil is NOT to be confused with commonly found synthetic fragrance oil called Dragon’s Blood.*
***Always consult your physician before the use of any essential oils or herbs.
****The statements in this shop have not been evaluated by the FDA. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
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References:
Great scientific paper and research In-vitro Anti-Cancer Activity of Extracts Dracaen Cinnabari Balf. F Resin from Socotra Island in Yemen Republic (longdom.org)
https://www.drugs.com/npc/dragon-s-blood.html
http://www.medicinehunter.com/dragons-blood
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378874107005387
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27982190/
Journal of Ethnopharmacology 115 (2008) 361–380
https://www.smgrowers.com/info/DragonsBlood_Tree_BotanyEtc.pdf?fbclid=IwAR1UCSx-e9UKUt-YcLVCR_OQ4dsBQXyCxEBItmeo_85n1ToVYreLAdFrS480.1016/j.jep.2007.10.018 (smgrowers.com)
(PDF) Dragon’s blood tree – Threatened by overmaturity, not by extinction: Dynamics of a Dracaena cinnabari woodland in the mountains of Soqotra (researchgate.net)
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