myrrh
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Myrrh is a fragrant resin that comes from certain tree species and has been used for thousands of years in perfumes, medicines, and religious ceremonies. It was highly valued in ancient times and remains culturally and commercially important today, particularly in Middle Eastern and African regions where the trees naturally grow.
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16 sectionsContents
- Extraction and production
- Etymology
- Attributed medicinal properties
- Religious ritual
- In Ancient Egypt and Punt (Horn of Africa)
- In the Hebrew Bible
- In ancient Nabataea
- In the New Testament
- In contemporary Christianity
- In Islam
- Ancient myrrh
- Other products that can be confused with myrrh
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
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Myrrh (; from an unidentified ancient Semitic language, مر; from Arabic, מוֹר /mor/; from Hebrew, see § Etymology) is a gum-resin extracted from a few small, thorny tree species of the Commiphora genus, belonging to the Burseraceae family.