Myrrh essential oil
Botanical name |
Commiphora myrrha
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Synonyms | The myrrh tree Balm tree |
Origin | Northeast Africa (Djibouti, Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia, Kenya) and Arabian Peninsula (Yemen and Oman) |
Illustration |
Franz Eugen Köhler, Köhler's Medizinal-Pflanzen
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Botanical description |
The myrrh tree is a shrub with many branches bristling with thorns. At the end of summer, it is covered with red-orange flowers, while its trunk swells with knots. It is from these swellings that the myrrh flows, in small yellow tears, which are collected once dried.
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Olfactory description | Its essential oil, pale orange to reddish brown in color, gives off a humid and earthy odor. |
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