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2. Frankincense - Wikipedia

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   Frankincense Boswellia carteri tree that produces frankincense, growing inside Biosphere 2. Frankincense, also known as olibanum (/ oʊ ˈ l ɪ b ə n ə m /), [1] is an aromatic resin used in incense and perfumes, obtained from trees of the genus Boswellia in the family Burseraceae. The word is from Old French franc encens ('high-quality ...

3. Spikenard - Wikipedia

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   Spikenard, also called nard, nardin, and muskroot, is a class of aromatic amber-colored essential oil derived from Nardostachys jatamansi, a flowering plant in the honeysuckle family which grows in the Himalayas of Nepal, China, and India.

4. Boswellia sacra - Wikipedia

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   Boswellia sacra, also known as Boswellia carteri and others, and commonly called the frankincense tree or the olibanum tree, is a tree in the genus Boswellia, in the Burseraceae family, from which frankincense, a resinous dried sap, is harvested. [5]

5. List of essential oils - Wikipedia

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   Curry leaf oil, used to flavor food. Cypress oil, used in cosmetics; Cypriol oil, from Cyperus scariosus; Davana oil, from the Artemisia pallens, used as a perfume ingredient; Dill oil, chemically almost identical to Caraway seed oil. [10] High carvone content. Douglas-fir oil is unique amongst conifer oils as Douglas-fir is not a true Fir but ...

6. Onycha - Wikipedia

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   The name "benzoin" is probably derived from Arabic lubān jāwī (لبان جاوي, "Javan frankincense"); compare the mid-eastern terms "gum benjamin" and "benjoin". The word 'Storax' is an alteration of the Late Latin styrax. In the Orphic Hymns it is στόρακας or στόρακα. As pointed out earlier, the original word shecheleth ...

7. Boswellia frereana - Wikipedia

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   In the West B. frereana is called "Coptic Frankincense" as this is the type and grade used by the Coptic Church of Egypt. 80% of B. frereana production is sold to Saudi Arabia where it is traditionally brought home by Muslim pilgrims. The remaining 20% is sold all around the world.