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Dragon's Blood Resin Chuncks
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ial purposes in India. Now it is used as a varnish for violins and in photoengraving. The dragon's blood known to the ancient Romans was mostly collected from Dragon's blood, a bright red gum used in ancient Roman and mediaeval magic and alchemy, then believed by the users to be the dried blood of dragons, is the dried resin tapped from the stems of Dracaena draco, native to the Canary Islands and Morocco, and D. cinnabari, endemic to the island of Socotra off the south coast of Arabia west of Somalia. It was used as a dye and medicine in the Mediterranean. It was also used for ceremonthe base of the leaves of D. cinnabari, and is mentioned in the 1st century Periplus (30:10. 17) as one of the products of Socotra. Socotra had been an important trading centre since at least the time of the Ptolemies.
There was great confusion in the Roman world, and in China, between the resin, "true" dragon's blood, and the poisonous mineral cinnabar (mercury sulphide).
In later centuries dragon's blood from the various species of Dracaea was replaced to a great extent by a similar red resin produced by one of the rattan palms of the genus Daemonorops, found in the Indonesian islands and known there as jerang or djerang, which is used in China to give a red surface to writing paper.
Dragon's Blood is also used for its alleged ability to heal wounds. In witchcraft, it is considered a power amplifier for protection, love, banishing and potency.
Dragon's Blood bright red resin obtained from plant genera: Croton, Dracaena, Daemonorops, and Pterocarpus.
Uses:
· incense or resin: to cleanse a space of negative entities or influences, to increase the potency of spells for protection, love, banishing and
sexuality
· oil or body soap: for anointing and blessing your body or tools before and during rituals, including spell casting, working magick, and other ceremonies
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