Sappanwood Tincture & Alcohol-Free Extract

Sappanwood (Biancaea sappan, long listed as Caesalpinia sappan) is a small thorny tree of the legume family, Fabaceae, native to India, Myanmar and Southeast Asia, where it grows in dry deciduous forest and is planted as a hedge. It reaches 6 to 10 meters with prickly branches, bipinnate leaves of many small oblong leaflets, and upright panicles of yellow flowers followed by flat woody pods. The heartwood is orange-red and yields the red dye brazilin, which colored textiles and food across Asia for centuries. We extract the dried heartwood.