No it isn't the same as frankincense - Boswellia sacraPalo Santo is lignam vitae - Guaiacum officinalealso Burseara graveolens available from Shamans Market as wood chippings - 10US, the usual way of using it; and as an oil - 1/2oz - 18US.
Palo santo is a wood, frankincense is a resin.
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