Muhuhu

brachyleana hutchinsii--distilled from wood (mostly sawdust and scrap wood cuttings).  Also known as African Sandalwood.  However, it does not have the same wonderful fragrance or benefits of true sandalwood and is more similar to Atlas Cedarwood. It can be used with true Sandalwood to extend it. Has a balsamic-woody, sweet and faintly floral odor, reminiscent of vetiver, sandalwood and cedarwood.   It is grown in the coastal regions of Tanzania and Kenya and the hardwood is used for carvings and furniture.

 

Generally considered non-toxic, non-sensitizing, non-irritating in low doses.  Dilute  for topical use. 

CHARACTER:    "Expansive Shifter",  transition, Yin, New Home,  Balancing, Introspective, Meditative, Protective, Expansive

CHAKRA:  Opens Root; 2, 6,7

GEMS:  Riverstone, Botswana Agate, Wood Agate, Amber, Aragonite, Mookaite, African Opal, African Jade, Pietersite, Smoky Quartz

PERFUME NOTE:  Base to Middle

USED FOR THESE POSITIVE ATTRIBUTES:  Grounding, Relaxing, Meditation, Calming, Sedative, Gratitude, Acceptance

USED FOR THESE NEGATIVE ATTRIBUTES: Anxiety, Nervous tension,  Depression

USED FOR THESE PHYSICAL STATES: Respiratory, chronic infection, cough, acne or oily skin, dry skin,

PROPERTIES:  Aphrodisiac, antimicrobial, emollient, tonic, anti-inflammatory, antifungal, hypotensive

PERSONALITY:

+May be drawn to Carpentry or similar creative vocations.

+Serene and in charge of their emotions, aware of their direction in life.

+Instinctively knows when something is missing or not right.

+Supportive of others trying to pick up the threads of their lives.

+Tactile in a gentle sort of way depending on the mores of their culture.

+Sensuous, easy-going, self-assured, calming.

+They tend to land where they need to be.

+ They embrace wholeness, able and complete just the way they are.  

+Love camping and the outdoors.

-If negative, can be possessive of their knowledge and manipulating.

-May need to clarify boundaries and strengthen sense of self.

- May have opened themselves too much and now need to withdraw

BLENDS:  Circle of Light,  Enchantment, Hopi Legend,  Kayenta,  Mesa Verde, Moonstone, Sahasrara, Sitalpu,   

ARCHETYPES:  PHILOSOPHER, MYSTIC, SEEKER, COUNSELOR, CARPENTER, ARTIST, ARCHITECT, BUILDER, CRAFTSPERSON, DECORATOR, ENVIRONMENTALIST,

Blends well with Rose, Rosewood, Vetiver, Ylang Ylang, Bergamot, Cedarwood, Clary Sage, Frankincense, Geranium, Lavender, Mandarin, Neroli,  and Orange.  It seems to add smoothness to any blend.

Contains:  sesquiterpenes, cadinene, copaene