George Mason University researcher Andrea Weeks played a key role in identifying an ancient seedling linked to the biblical ...

In fact, these trees have been known to grow out of solid rock. Myrrh, on the other hand, is a reddish resin extracted from Commiphora trees. The process of extracting sap from Boswellia and ...

It can be taken internally or applied topically. Guggul: A resin produced by the Mukul myrrh tree and used as traditional ...

Two millennia ago, in the Middle East, frankincense and myrrh were welcome gifts. The resins from frankincense and myrrh produce analgesia via the brain’s endogenous opiate receptors. The resins from ...

Myrrh Myrrh—isolated from the dried resin in the bark of either Commiphora ... The Egyptians used it to embalm mummies. The small tree is aromatic. Commiphora species are shrubs three meters ...

They get slightly more for myrrh which currently sells for $10/kg. Like frankincense, it is a resin tapped from small, thorny trees. It is used to embalm dead bodies and to make perfume ...

Miners in Somaliland are uprooting centuries-old trees used since antiquity to make perfume. Skip to content Watch Live Home News Sport Business Innovation Culture Arts Travel Earth Video Live ...