Opium Dream Cinnamon Sandalwood Oriental Mythos Incense Sticks by Flaires - 3 Pack

Warm Spice and Poppy Lore in Opium Dream Incense

This Opium dream incense by Flaires of Spain is an oriental blend of cinnamon, clove, sandalwood and cardamom. It is a scent only, named for the poppy of ancient lore.

Product Details

• Product Type: Incense sticks
• Product Number: F-066
• Pack: 3 packs of 16 sticks = 48 sticks
• Olfactory Family: Oriental
• Notes: Cinnamon, clove, sandalwood, cardamom
• Made: Made in Spain by Flaires

The Scent

The blend is warm and spicy, a clove cardamom scent with sandalwood underneath. These oriental spice incense sticks suit a slow evening.

The Poppy in Ancient Egypt

Poppies appear in Amarna art and in funerary floral collars. The plant was widely grown under Akhenaten and Tutankhamun.

The Ebers Papyrus, about 1550 BC, records poppy in remedies for crying children and as eye drops.

Poppy in the Ancient World

Greek writers used opium to ease pain. The poppy capsule also served as a symbol of fertility. Poppy flower history runs deep.

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Burning and Care

Burn it in a ventilated room on a proper holder. Never leave burning incense unattended, and keep it away from children and pets.

Burn this Opium dream incense for a clove cardamom scent. It serves as oriental spice incense sticks for lovers of poppy flower history. Any Opium dream incense stays warm.

About the Mythos Collection

This scent belongs to the Mythos Collection, a series of ancient formulas drawn from history across many countries.

For More Reading from the Web

• Read how poppy and opium were seen in the ancient world. Remedy or Execution: Poppy and Opium in the Ancient World - Brewminate
• Follow sandalwood from slow-growing tree to precious oil. Sandalwood - Britannica