A gum resin, usually of a yellowish brown or amber color, of an aromatic odor, and a bitter, slightly pungent taste. It is valued for its odor and for its medicinal properties. It exudes from the bark of a shrub of Abyssinia and Arabia, the Commiphora Myrrha (syn. Balsamodendron Myrrha) of the family Burseraceae, or from the Commiphora abyssinica. The myrrh of the Bible is supposed to have been partly the gum above named, and partly the exudation of species of Cistus, or rockrose.
(Origin Somalia) - Steam distilled from the crude myrrh and having a warm, sweet, slightly medicinal aroma. Traditionally used for asthma, athletes foot and bronchitis. Reputed to be anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial and antiseptic.
Warm, earthy, woody, balsamic. This is the Myrrh of the Bible. It was a principal ingredient in the holy anointing oil, and one of the gifts brought by the wise men to worship the infant Jesus. It was also used as a perfume, incense, medicine, ointment and an embalming oil. Benefits: Moisturizes dry skin.
aromatic resin used in perfume and incense
aromatic resin burned as incense and used in perfume
A shrub up to 10 meters high. Properties: anti-catarrhal, anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial, antiphlogistic, antiseptic, astringent, balsamic, cicatrisant, expectorant, fungicidal, sedative, digestive and pulmonary stimulant, stomachic, tonic uterine, vulnerary.
a fragrant aromatic plant gum used in making perfume, unguents, and incense
A soothing oil, anti-inflammatory and antiseptic. The scent is spicy and balsamic, blending well with olibanum, sandalwood, mandarin, geranium, patchouli and lavender.
Commiphora Myrrha. Obtained from various trees, especially from East Africa and Arabia. Valued for its fragrant and soothing properties. Used by the ancients as an ingredient of incense and perfumes and as a remedy for localized skin problems. Can work to heal skin rashes and irritations. Has a revitalizing effect on aging and wrinkled skin. It has preserving and antiseptic properties.
Myrrh is the fragrant substance that oozes out of the stems and branches of the low, shrubby tree commiphora myrrha or comiphora kataf native to the Arabian deserts and parts of Africa. The fragrant gum drops to the ground and hardens into an oily yellowish-brown resin. Myrrh was highly valued as a perfume, and as an ingredient in medicinal and ceremonial ointments.
Commiphora molmol Best known for its anti-microbial action in treating mouth infections. Also used for the treatment of Boils, Glandular Fever, Brucellosis, Laryngitis, Sinusitis and the Common Cold.
Myrrh is a red-brown resinous material, the dried sap of the tree Commiphora myrrha, native to Somalia and the eastern parts of Ethiopia. The sap of a number of other Commiphora and Balsamodendron species are also known as myrrh, including that from Commiphora erythraea (sometimes called East Indian myrrh), Commiphora opobalsamum and Balsamodendron kua. Its name is derived from the Arabic murra, meaning "bitter".
