Archive for July 15th, 2008

Copal

Copal

Latin Name: bursera odorata
Forms Available: resin
Copal - bursera odorata - Copal is a white, pale yellow or yellowish-orange gum resin. When smoldered on charcoal it produces a rich, delicious, piney-lemony fragrance. Copal is North America’s equivalent of Frankincense. While it lacks some of frankincense’s bittersweet odor, it is a fine substitute. When frankincense if left [...]