Everything from the bark of the tree to the sap inside is fragrant, so both frankincense and myrrh are used as incense and perfume. Historically, myrrh was also an embalming fluid—hence ...

There have been fewer studies done on myrrh, but a 2013 Chinese test tube study found a myrrh extract could destroy prostate cancer cells — particularly when taken along with frankincense.

By STACEY WOLSKI According to the Gospel of Matthew, gold, frankincense and myrrh were the gifts presented to the infant Jesus by the Magi “from the East.” Just what are frankincense ...

The name myrrh is derived from an ancient Semitic term, mrr, which means bitter” Like frankincense, it is a resin made from the sap of a tree called Commiphora myrrha, a bush related to incense ...

Trikala, Greece, March 27, 2015. An amazing event has been witnessed just a few kilometers from the town of Trikala, beneath the holy mountains near the Meteora; the wood of an icon of the Archangel ...

Around the holidays, we are reminded of the most famous gifts in history, frankincense and myrrh, carried by the wise men. Today, ... Africa and India. A resin to a tree, ...

"During an excavation in Greece, they discovered a skull of a Greek soldier. The soldier had previously been hurt in a battle and gold thread had been used to tie back his jaw together," she added.

A frankincense tree (‘Boswellia sacra’) in Oman. | Mauro Raffaelli, Wikimedia Commons // CC BY-SA 3.0 Extracting the sap for frankincense and myrrh is essentially the same process: Harvesters ...

The resin of the myrrh tree has medicinal uses - but, sold raw, goes for just $8 - or even $4 - per kilogram "We spray it in our homes to repel snakes and insects.