What is Myrrh?
Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, I will get me to the mountain of myrrh ... - Song of Solomon 4:6
Myrrh is a natural gum or resin extracted from a number of small, thorny tree species of the genus Commiphora. Myrrh resin has been used throughout history as a perfume, incense, and medicine.
The Commiphora myrrha tree is one of the primary trees from which myrrh is harvested.
The Commiphora myrrha tree is one of the primary trees from which myrrh is harvested.
How is Myrrh harvested?
Myrrh gum or resin is commonly harvested from the species of tree called Commiphora myrrha.
When a tree's wound penetrates through the bark and into the sapwood, the tree bleeds a resin. Myrrh gum, like frankincense, is such a resin. When people harvest myrrh, they wound the trees repeatedly to bleed them of the gum. Myrrh gum is waxy and coagulates quickly. After the harvest, the gum becomes hard and glossy. The gum is yellowish and may be either clear or opaque. It darkens deeply as it ages, and white streaks emerge.
Other types of Myrrh
The oleo gum resins of a number of other Commiphora species are also used as perfumes, medicines (such as aromatic wound dressings), and incense ingredients.
These myrrh-like resins are known as opopanax, balsam, bdellium, guggul bisabol, and Indian myrrh.
These myrrh-like resins are known as opopanax, balsam, bdellium, guggul bisabol, and Indian myrrh.
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