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 Serenity”;  transition, Yin, Balancing, Introspective, Meditative, Protective, Expansive, “Old Timber Beams” 

ETHERIC COLORS:  Deep Brown, Bronze, Amber, Honey, Earth-red

CHAKRA:  Opens Root; Solar, subtle Heart

GEMS/CRYSTALS:  Riverstone, Botswana Agate, Petrified Wood Agate, Amber, Aragonite, Mookaite, African Opal, African Jade, Pietersite, Smoky Quartz, Amethyst, Red Aventurine, K2 Granite, Labradorite, Chrysocolla, Lapis Lazuli

MUSIC:  Low C or D; bass drum, didgeridoo; rhythmic and grounded rather than melodic or airy.

PERFUME NOTE:  Base to Middle

ENERGY:  4,3; “Pillar”

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

USED FOR THESE NEGATIVE STATES: Anxiety, Nervous tension,  depression

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

PROPERTIES:  Aphrodisiac, antimicrobial, emollient, anti-inflammatory, anti-fungal, hypotensive

BLENDS:  Brave Heart,,  Dancing Angels, Desert Cathedral,, Enchantment, Into The Woods, Kachina,  Kayenta,   Legend, 

 Mesa Verde, Moonstone, Moss Agate, Noble Spirit,  Petroglyph,  Sacred Rim, Sahasrara  Silverado, Sitalpu, Spruce Mesa, 

Timberline, Visudda, Wild At Heart, Yellowstone, 

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

ARCHETYPES:  PHILOSOPHER, MYSTIC, SEEKER, COUNSELOR, CARPENTER, ARTIST, ARCHITECT, BUILDER, CRAFTSPERSON, DECORATOR, ENVIRONMENTALIST, FOREST GUARDIAN, QUIET KING, ENDURING WARRIOR

PERSONALITY:

+May be drawn to carpentry or similar creative vocations.

+Serene and in charge of their emotions, aware of their direction in life.  +Slow to anger but firm in boundaries

+Instinctively knows when something is missing or not right.

+ Supportive of others trying to pick up the threads of their lives.  +Dependable and solid.  Speaks less, acts more. Leads quietly.

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

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

+Tend to land where they need to be. 

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

+Endures hardship without complaint. 

+ Loves 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

(updated Feb. 23, 2026)