Myrrh – A natural gum or resin-Healing Benefits of Myrrh

Myrrh – A natural gum or resin

Myrrh is one of the oldest known medicines which has been widely used by ancient Egyptians and it was one of the three gifts believed to have been offered to the infant Jesus.Myrrh  is a natural gum or resin extracted from a number of small, thorny tree species of the genus Commiphora. The name myrrh is derived from the Arabic and Hebrew word mur, which means bitter. Meet-iga is the trade name for Arabian myrrh. Myrrh and opopanax has been used throughout history in incense and as a perfume.

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What is Myrrh?

Myrrh is a sap-like substance that comes from trees. It is often used as a fragrance, to flavour food products, and for its potential health benefits. Myrrh consists of water-soluble gum, alcohol-soluble resins and volatile oil. The gum contains polysaccharides and proteins, while the volatile oil is composed of steroids, sterols and terpenes. Myrrh’s characteristic odour is derived from furanosesquitevrpenes. Since Bible times it has been used as a medicine and wound dressing and has been closely associated with the health and purification rituals of women.

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Healing Benefits of Myrrh

Myrrh is used today in Chinese medicine to treat wounds, relieve painful swelling, and to treat menstrual pain due to blood stagnation. Myrrh is called mo yao in China. It has long been used in the Ayurvedic system of medicine.  Myrrh has been used for centuries as incense and for medicinal purposes. Medicinally, it has been used as an astringent, antiseptic, antiparasitic, antitussive, emmenagogue, and an antispasmodic agent.The Chinese have used myrrh in the management of a variety of skin and mouth infections.

Frankincense or Kunthirikkam (Olibanum) – An aromatic resin uses

Myrrh is used as a fragrance in cosmetics and as a flavoring agent in foods and beverages. It has also been used as an astringent, as an antiseptic to be applied to inflamed sores of the throat and mouth, to stimulate menstruation, as an antispasmodic, and for the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases.