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Boswellia Elongata Frankincense (VERY RARE!)  - Imported from the Island of Socotra.
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Boswellia Elongata Frankincense (VERY RARE!) - Imported from the Island of Socotra.

$ 19.95 USD
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Boswellia Elongata Frankincense (VERY RARE!) - Imported from the Island of Socotra.

1 ounce

AZ

Pickup available, usually ready in 1 hour

6486 State Route 179
101
Sedona AZ 86351
United States

+19286319372
Description

Boswellia Elongata

Country of Origin: Island of Socotra
Uses: Resin for burning
Cultivation Method: Wild sourced
Size & Color: Large flat chunks, 1" to 5" in size, soft and gummy when fresh; colors range from light to dark brown
Scent: Clean and fresh, unfolding into mild earth tones that melt into a sweet, warm, lingering aroma
Benefits: Aids meditation and spiritual practice; antiseptic; anti-inflammatory


Detailed Description

From the remote and mystical Island of Socotra, rising like a jewel in the Arabian Sea, comes one of the rarest treasures of the frankincense world: Boswellia elongata. This sacred resin has endured through the centuries, whispered of in legend, carried along perilous trade routes, and guarded by the island’s isolation. Few outside its shores have ever seen it, and fewer still have brought it into their homes.

Socotra itself is a land of enchantment, renowned since the days of the incense caravans. Ancient writers described it as a place where sorcerers and healers walked in the ways of their forefathers, and where the mythical Phoenix was said to build its nest from frankincense and myrrh, rising in fire and rebirth upon the peaks of the Haggeher Mountains. In the 1990s, a United Nations survey counted nearly 700 species found nowhere else on earth, among them six rare frankincense trees—including Boswellia elongata and its close kin Boswellia socotrana.

The resin itself is unlike any other. Fresh, soft, and gummy, it forms in large flat tears of brown—at times light, at times dark—bearing the raw essence of the living tree. When burned, it releases a fragrance at once clean and otherworldly: a mild freshness layered with earthy depth, dissolving finally into a sweet, warm embrace. It is a scent both refined and grounding, perfect for meditation, ritual, or the quiet moments of daily life.

Its rarity cannot be overstated. Harvested in dangerous times and difficult terrain, supplies are almost never seen in the wider world. What little reaches the market is carried through hardship, offered sparingly, and treasured deeply. At Sacra & Spice, we are honored to hold only a few kilograms of this resin, uncertain if it will ever pass through our hands again.

Boswellia elongata is more than incense—it is a relic of the ancient world, a fragment of myth and history, carrying within it the soul of Socotra.

For use with charcoal burners.


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Care

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