Frankincense has long been mixed with various spices to form incense, and myrrh was used by the ancient Egyptians as an embalming agent. Both have been promoted as cures for a variety of ailments ...

Frankincense and myrrh may seem like odd gifts now, but in the ancient world, they were highly prized. They were used for religious ceremonies and medicinal purposes. Frankincense had calming ...

Frankincense is similar to myrrh in many ways but is produced from the dried sap of the “Boswellia sacra” tree that grows in the deserts of Oman and Yeman.

Frankincense comes from trees in the genus Boswellia. Myrrh, meanwhile, is produced by species in the genus Commiphora. Both of these groups belong to the wider Burseraceae family.

Myrrh—isolated from the dried resin in the bark of either Commiphora myrrha or C. gileadensis, shrubs found in Somalia and throughout the Middle East—was historically used in liniments ...

The Magi, the three wise men, famously offered the baby Jesus gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. We can still understand why they brought gold, but what Mary and Joseph were meant to do with ...

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Ryan Bambrick poses with some of his frankincense products. Northwest Indiana Trading Co. in Wanatah imports frankincense and myrrh along with other products from around the world.

This special prayer for January 6th carries a unique symbolism, as it invites us to receive the same gifts they brought to Baby Jesus: gold, frankincense, and myrrh, each with a special meaning ...