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Myrrh gum, like frankincense, is such a resin. Myrrh is harvested by repeatedly wounding the trees to bleed the gum, which is waxy and coagulates quickly. After the harvest, the gum becomes hard and glossy. The gum is yellowish and may be either clear or opaque. It darkens deeply as it ages, and white streaks emerge. [3]
Bdellium / ˈ d ɛ l i əm / (also bdellion or false myrrh [1]) is a semi-transparent oleo-gum resin extracted from Commiphora wightii plants, and from Commiphora africana trees growing in sub-saharan Africa. [citation needed] According to Pliny the best quality came from Bactria. Other named sources for the resin are India, Pakistan, Arabia ...
guggal, guggul, Mukul myrrh tree Commiphora mukul "Headache, nausea, hiccups, diminished efficacy of other cardiovascular drugs including diltiazem and propranolol" [3] Hawthorn: common hawthorn, may, mayblossom, maythorn, quickthorn, whitethorn, motherdie, haw Crataegus monogyna
Its leaves are sometimes used as a herb, either raw or cooked, with a rather strong or sweet taste similar to anise. Also edible are the roots (cooked like parsnips) and seeds (chewed raw). [7] It has a history of use as a medicinal herb. [5] Like its relatives anise, fennel, and caraway, it can be used to flavour akvavit. [14]
Articles relating to myrrh, a gum-resin extracted from a number of small, thorny tree species of the genus Commiphora. [1] Myrrh resin has been used throughout history as a perfume, incense and medicine. Myrrh mixed with posca or wine was common across ancient cultures, for general pleasure, and as an analgesic
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Myrrh Extract scented with Benzoin is a possibility. Myrrh in antiquity and classical times was seldom myrrh alone but was a mix of myrrh and some other oil. Stacte may have been light myrrh scented with benzoin (benzoin is described in section 2.1 below). According to Rosenmuller, stacte was myrrh and another oil mixed together. [24]