Historically, myrrh was also an embalming fluid—hence Hapshetsut’s dogged interest in the plant. Both have religious value; they were melted to honor the gods and ward off evil spirits.

The myrrh is a thorny plant with leathery leaves, and its sap comes out clear and dries into reddish crystals. Frankincense is more treelike, and its resin is milky, ...

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Myrrh comes from a plant called Commiphora myrrha, a native of Arabia, Ethiopia and most of northern Africa. In Arabic, "mur" means bitter. This refers to the taste, not the smell.

Myrrh comes from the Commiphora myrrha plant. A very petite tree that is often classified as a shrub since its height only reaches that of roughly 9 feet or so.

By Lorraine Kiefer I love to read and write about two very ancient herbs frankincense and myrrh. It is usually only at this time of the year that we hear about them. You may wonder why they are ...

Myrrh is collected in a similar way from a number of Commiphora tree species. ... Many wild populations of plants are in jeopardy, contributing to ongoing global biodiversity collapse.

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George Mason University researcher Andrea Weeks played a key role in identifying an ancient seedling linked to the biblical myrrh. The seed, a yellow and fragrant resin from the Commiphora tree ...