Rosewood Aniba rosaeodora


  • Common Names
  • Rosewood Oil , Bois de Rose
  • Botanical Name
  • Aniba rosaeodora
  • Family
  • LAURACEAE
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Medicinal Uses & Benefits of Rosewood Oil

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How to Use: Rosewood


Rosewood, or bois de rose, is used as an essential oil and is considered a relatively good, substitute for rose oil. However rosewood is becoming endangered and should no longer be used in aromatherapy.

Preparation Methods & Dosage :Essential Oil

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Plant Description


Rosewood, or bois de rose, is a tropical tree growing wild in the Amazon basin, mainly in Brazil and in Guyana. Unfortunately its industrial exploitation for the extraction of linalol contributed to its scarcity.

Regional Traditions :Central and South America *

How to Grow Rosewood

Illegal harvesting and logging has put many species that are the source of aromatic oils in danger. Unless you are certain that the product you are buying comes from a sustainable source, you could be contributing to the extinction of these valuable rainforest species. 1


History and Traditions & Folklore


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  1. . AVIVE sustainable harvesting of endangered rosewood trees, American Botanical Council, (): For the past several years, a group of women in Brazil have struggled to promote and perform sustainable harvesting of endangered rosewood trees. The women of AVIVE manufacture aromatic soaps, candles, and products from the oils of many tree species, in addition to rosewoods For instance, they employ oils from andiroba seeds (Carapa guianensis Aubl., Meliaceae) and cumaru seeds (aka tonka beans, Dipteryx odorata [Aubl.] Willd., Fabaceae), as well as copaiba resin/oil (Copaifera spp. L., Fabaceae), breu oil (Protium spp., Burseraceae), and puxuri oil (Licaria pucheri [Ruiz & Pavon] Kosterm., Lauraceae). All of these oils are aromatic, and several of them contain healing properties or work as insect repellants. Like the rosewood, many of the trees that produce the oils are threatened. ,