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| The Dragon tree was used by the Guanche people of the Canary Islands for its red sap for mummification purposes. In Ancient Rome, Sangre de Drago (Dragon Tree) was used as a dye and has been used as a varnish for iron tools across Europe . According to the Greek myth, “The Eleventh Labor of Hercules: The Apples of the Hesprides”, the hundred-headed dragon, Landon, who was said to have been the guardian of the Garden of the Hesprides, was killed by either Hercules or Atlas in order to fulfill Hercules task to bring back three golden apples from the garden. As told in the myth, the trees known as ‘Dragon Trees sprung from Landon’s red blood which flowed out upon the land. The tree is also used in local medicine where the root yields a gum-resin and is used in gargle water as a stimulant, astringent and in toothpaste. |
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