Frankincense and myrrh are making a comeback in the Holy Land December 24, 2016 Israeli farmer Guy Erlich uses resin, dried and crushed, from the commiphora plant to make myrrh on Dec. 21, 2016.

Both frankincense and myrrh are formed when the sap of their individual trees are allowed to ooze out and dry. Liken this to a pine tree that has been damaged to the point that sap is exuding from ...

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 ...

Frankincense comes from the dried sap of Boswellia trees, while myrrh comes from the lifeblood of the Commiphora. Extracting the sap is a tenuous dance—you must injure the tree without killing it.

This Israeli farmer is bringing back biblical plants like frankincense and myrrh Guy Erlich is growing ancient plants once used to make holy balms, perfumes and natural medicines. Dec. 24, ...

Tradition holds that the Magi brought gold, frankincense and myrrh to the infant Jesus on Jan. 6, now celebrated as Epiphany or "Little Christmas," as my babci — my grandmother — called this day.

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 ...

Gold, frankincense, and myrrh are famous for one festive reason. In this feature, we ask whether any of them might harbor any health benefits.

It is these molecules, like α- and β-pinene and limonene, that give frankincense its smell, whilst myrrh's aroma comes mostly from furanosesquiterpenes such as furanoeudesma-1,3-diene and other ...

Inside most Christmas nativity scenes over the past two millennia, you can find three gifts. The story goes that three wise men took gold, frankincense and myrrh as offerings to the baby Jesus ...

News > Nation/World Frankincense and myrrh are making a comeback in the Holy Land. Sat., Dec. 24, 2016. Israeli farmer Guy Erlich tends to his plants on what he calls the Hill of Frankincense ...

Right now, Christmas nativity scenes across the world feature three kings – also known as the “wise men” or Magi – bringing gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh to the newborn baby Jesus in Bethlehem ...