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A reference to onycha as an annual plant [27] may be confusion with its annual yield. Rock rose usually produces labdanum annually, during the summer, to protect itself from the heat. A reference to onycha as a root [36] may be due to the practice of boiling the twigs and roots for labdanum extraction [37] [38] [39] or the use of cistus roots ...
English: Onycha is mentioned in the Bible in Exodus 30. One interpretation of onycha is labdanum. Cistus plant (left) with petals said to resemble human fingernails and labdanum, the resin from the plant (right), said to resemble the black onyx stone.
In ancient times, labdanum was collected by combing the beards and thighs of goats and sheep that had grazed on the cistus shrubs. [2] Wooden instruments used were referred to in 19th-century Crete as ergastiri; [3] a lambadistrion ("labdanum-gatherer") was a kind of rake to which a double row of leathern thongs were fixed instead of teeth. [4]
Cistus (from the Greek kistos) is a genus of flowering plants in the rockrose family Cistaceae, containing about 20 species (Ellul et al. 2002). They are perennial shrubs found on dry or rocky soils throughout the Mediterranean region , from Morocco and Portugal through to the Middle East , and also on the Canary Islands .
The small size of Cistus shrubs could prove favorable, as they take up less space than traditional hosts, such as oak (Quercus) or pine (Pinus), and could thus lead to larger yield per field unit. Cistaceae has been listed as one of the 38 plants used to prepare Bach flower remedies, [16] a kind of alternative medicine promoted for its effect ...
Cistus × incanus L. is a hybrid between Cistus albidus and Cistus crispus. [2] The name "Cistus incanus" (synonym C. villosus) has been used by other authors in a different sense, for Cistus creticus (at least in part). The English name hoary rock-rose may refer to this species, among others. [3]
Cistus ladanifer is a species of flowering plant in the family Cistaceae. It is native to the western Mediterranean region. Common names include gum rockrose , [ 1 ] labdanum , [ 1 ] common gum cistus , [ 1 ] and brown-eyed rockrose .
Cistus creticus (pink rock-rose, hoary rock-rose) is a species of shrubby plant in the family Cistaceae. Though it usually has pink flowers, of 4.5–5 cm diameter, this species is very variable. Though it usually has pink flowers, of 4.5–5 cm diameter, this species is very variable.