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myrrh: see incense-tree.

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Myrrh: nature's ancient anti-inflammatory agent: it's been used in the Middle East for thousands of years to treat infected wounds and bronchial complaints. In Mesopotamia and the Greek and Roman worlds, this powerful herb was considered a panacea for many human ailments--from lesions of the mouth to hemorrhoids. The Chinese even put it to work in treating psychiatric afflictions.(Herb Watch) (Vibrant Life)

Myrrh: a significant development in the treatment of parasites.(Phytotherapy Review & Commentary)(drug overview )(Drug overview) (Townsend Letter: The Examiner of Alternative Medicine)

Frankincense, myrrh, and more: oils that heal as referenced in the Bible.(Alternative medicine) (Countryside & Small Stock Journal)

Myrrh: an ancient salve dampens pain. (flowering shrub Cammiphora contains pain-killing properties)(Science News of the Week)(Brief Article) (Science News)

Pomegranates and Myrrh.(Movie review) (Daily Variety)

Gold, frankincense and myrrh. (Christmas symbols) (Saturday Evening Post)

Combined use of honey, bee propolis and myrrh in healing a deep, infected wound in a patient with diabetes mellitus (British Journal of Biomedical Science)

Figs, Dates, Laurel, and Myrrh: Plants of the Bible and the Qur'an (Islamic Horizons)

Figs, dates, laurel, and myrrh; plants of the Bible and the Quran.(Brief article)(Book review) (Reference & Research Book News)

Gugulipid: Cholesterol-Buster From Tree Sap.(use of mukul myrrh (Commiphora mukul) resin may help to lower cholesterol and triglycerides) (Environmental Nutrition)

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