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myrrh is used in the treatment of gum diseases, and also useful for mouth sores, tonsilitis, sore throats. It is applied externally for treatment of herpes and skin inflammation. It can be used internally for bronchitis, chronic cough and research shows it has the ability to reduce cholesterol.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 13y agoMyrrh is the dried resin from a small family of bushes that grow on rocky ground in warm countries like Ethiopia and Yemen. These bushes are called Commiphora (although other plants yield another type of myrrh) and the myrrh is obtained by cutting into the bark of the shrub to release the resin. When dry it's hard and brittle, often yellow/brown in colour. For use it is dissolved in a suitable solvent when it becomes known as 'myrrh oil'.
It was known by the ancient Egyptians and was used even then to help preserve the bodies of the dead in the mummification processes.
As a gift for the infant child, myrrh represented and prophesised Jesus' suffering.
Nowadays Myrrh is used a great deal in Chinese medicine, although it is gaining gound in western medicine too as a soothing balm, as an antiseptic, an analgesic and a lowerer of 'bad' cholesterol in the blood, and promoting 'good' cholesterol.
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∙ 13y agoMyrrh oil is pretty much a liquid form of myrrh. But does anyone know if it freezes?
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What is myrrh made of?
resin of the myrr tree
What is a Myrrh tree?
Myrrh trees are trees in Africa! ......with leves
What is the meaning of the name myrrh?
Myrrh is an Arabic word meaning bitter. The highly valued aromatic gum resin of myrrh has a bitter, pungent taste and a sweet, pleasing aroma.
What does frankinsence and myrrh look like?
Frankincense is typically a resin that appears in small, crystal-like nuggets that range in color from white to pale yellow. Myrrh is also a resin but is darker in color, ranging from reddish-brown to black. Both resins have a distinct aromatic scent when burned.
Is myrrh a spice?
Strictly speaking, Myrrh is a resin or sap. In general, it is considered an ancient herb. While some may consider it an incense, it is simply an ingredient used in the making of incense - like frankincense which is another resin/sap.
What is a frankincense and myrrh?
Frankincense is a tree resin with a pleasant smell, used in perfumes and incense. Myrrh is also a resin, extracted from thorny bushes. It is more gummy than frankincense. It is also used in incense, in traditional medicine, and in traditional embalming.
What is a tincture of myrrh?
Myrrh from the Arabic, is the aromatic resin of a number of small, thorny tree species of the genus Commemorator, which is an essential oil termed an oleo resin. Myrrh resin is a natural gum. It has been used throughout history as a perfume, incense and medicine. It can also be ingested by mixing it with wine.It is combined with such herbs as nothingness, safflower petals, angelica sinensis, cinnamon, and saliva militarization, usually in alcohol, and used both internally and externally. It is also used more frequently in Ayurveda and Unanimous medicine, which ascribe tonic and rejuvenation properties to the resin.
What does myrrh mean?
Myrrh is a sweet resin used in incense and perfumes. It also has medicinal purposes. It is derived from plants in the genus Commiphora. and is also known as 'Balm of Gilead'. The ancient Greek word form which the English 'myrrh' is partly derived meant 'perfume'.
What is mrryh?
Myrrh is a fragrant gum resin, obtained from trees and used in perfumes, medicines, and incense. The trees it is obtained from is the Commiphora.
What parts of the myrrh tree are used for medical purposes?
Myrrh is the sweet-smelling oleo-gum resin that naturally exudes from wounds or cuts in the stems and bark of several species of this shrubby desert tree. And more . . .
How is myrrh made?
You cannot 'make' myrrh as it is a natural substance - a resin from a tree that grows in parts of Africa and the Middle East. Myrrh is a resin that is harvested from the tree by cutting into the bark and collecting it as it oozes out. When dry it is a yellow-brown clear(ish) brittle material which, if dissolved in a suitable solvent produces a liquid known as 'myrrh oil' that is used as an antiseptic and analgesic. It was also used by the ancient Egyptians as one of the materials used in mummification as it preserved the flesh of those who were deceased as it slowed down the decompostion pprocess.
What are the active medicinal properties of myrrh?
The volatile oil contained in the resin consists of sesquiterpenes, triterpenes, and mucilage. Also contains tannin.
