Dragon's Blood, Socotra / Yemen (Dracaena cinnabari)
Unit size: 1 ounce
Origin: Socotra, Yemen
Form: Pieces with some powder
Other names: Red rock, Xue Jie
Esoteric Uses: Strength, virility, victory, victorious celebrations, prosperity, potency booster
Esoteric Associations: Mars, Fire
Incense Aroma: Ethereal, smooth, fruit-like aroma
For those who love Dragon's Blood we offer true pieces of Socotran Dragon's Blood resin. Dracaena cinnabari is more expensive than Sanguis draconis from China and East Asia, but it also smells so much better! Some prefer this even over the Sumatran Dragon's Blood (Daemonorops draco) which is the standard.
Attributed to Heh and Pe by the Kabbalists (Aires and Mars) Dragons Blood is also an incense of Fire. It is especially good when mixed with other incense, and acts as a boost to their potency. Dragon's Blood comes from the fruit of the Draco trees, and looks like boiling blood when you put it on the charcoal.
In American Hoodoo, African-American folk magic, and New Orleans voodoo, Dragon's Blood is used in mojo hands for money-drawing or love-drawing, and is used as incense to cleanse a space of negative entities or influences. It is also added to red ink to make "Dragon's Blood Ink", which is used to inscribe magical seals and talismans. The red resin of Dragon's Blood was used in ancient times as varnish, medicine, incense, and dye. Traditionally, dragon's blood is used externally as a wash to promote healing of wounds and to stop bleeding. It is used internally for chest pains, post-partum bleeding, internal traumas and menstrual irregularities. Dragon's blood incense is also occasionally sold as "red rock opium" to unsuspecting would-be drug buyers. It actually contains no opiates, and has only slight psychoactive effects, if any at all.
