12_10...........Scent:

12_10...........Scent: Myrrh, Onycha

Myrrh has been around and used for over 3000 years for a great number of reasons from embalming to incenses mixtures and Holy oils and has been used by every culture.

There are even recipes from Gods cook book for incense containing myrrh and it is even still used in toothpastes and mouthwashes as an effective antiseptic.

From kidney dysfunction and stomach pain to rheumatism, arthritis and diabetes treatment as well as being burned to mask the smell of the corpse during funerals and an additive for wines, perfumes and ointments used to treat injury.

For many centuries Myrrh has been noted as a special item. It comes from the sap of several types of bush-like trees located in different parts of the Middle East and African regions including Ethiopia, Jordan, Yemen and Somalia.

There are a variety of types of Myrrh and therefore grades of Myrrh so there are higher and lower grades of Myrrh.

The sap collects in the fissures of the plant either natural or manmade (cuts in the bark) and dries to a grainy texture collecting in lumps.

Myrrh does not burn readily and expands when it is heated, unlike most other saps that will liquefy.

In making your own incense or potpourri Myrrh is an easy ingredient to use and will commonly add a vanilla-like odor to the final blend or scent.

There are a great number of other past applications that have been noted for myrrh in treating bronchial problems, parasitic worms and congestion so you can see the vast number of ways this powder has been used throughout our history not to mention the multitude of holy references that Myrrh has been given in the writings of religious context.

Myrrh has been around and used for over 3000 years for a great number of reasons from embalming to incenses mixtures and Holy oils and has been used by every culture.

There are even recipes from Gods cook book for incense containing myrrh and it is even still used in toothpastes and mouthwashes as an effective antiseptic.

From kidney dysfunction and stomach pain to rheumatism, arthritis and diabetes treatment as well as being burned to mask the smell of the corpse during funerals and an additive for

wines, perfumes and ointments used to treat injury.

For many centuries Myrrh has been noted as a special item. It comes from the sap of several types of bush-like trees located in different parts of the Middle East and African regions

including Ethiopia, Jordan, Yemen and Somalia.

There are a variety of types of Myrrh and therefore grades of Myrrh so there are higher and lower grades of Myrrh.

The sap collects in the fissures of the plant either natural or manmade (cuts in the bark) and dries to a grainy texture collecting in lumps.

Myrrh does not burn readily and expands when it is heated, unlike most other saps that will liquefy.

In making your own incense or potpourri Myrrh is an easy ingredient to use and will commonly add a vanilla-like odor to the final blend or scent.

There are a great number of other past applications that have been noted for myrrh in treating bronchial problems, parasitic worms and congestion so you can see the vast number of

ways this powder has been used throughout our history not to mention the multitude of holy references that Myrrh has been given in the writings of religious context.