The most notable mention of past use of frankincense and myrrh is in the Bible. Gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh were referred to as treasures and presented to baby Jesus in Bethlehem by the ...

Frankincense trees—of biblical lore—are being tapped out for essential oils The fragrant resin gifted to the newborn Jesus may be at risk of disappearing.

Trees that produce resin for frankincense and myrrh – used for thousands of years in healthcare, worship and trade – are facing collapsing populations.

Frankincense and myrrh, named in the Bible as two of the three gifts brought by the wise men for the baby Jesus, are used in perfumes, burned as incense and made into medicinal ointments.

Instead of developing new crops or innovative biotechnology, Erlich is engaged in a grass-roots project: ­reviving ancient plants mentioned in the Bible. Are you on Telegram?

An Israeli farmer has cashed in by making exotic honey from a rare tree that produces frankincense — the resin once worth its weight in gold and venerated in the Bible.

Two millennia ago, frankincense was not hard to find. The natural populations of Boswellia trees and shrubs were found throughout the lands of the Bible and beyond. However, the trees are now in ...

Frankincense comes from the Boswellia tree. It has a long history in myth and folk medicine, especially in India and African countries. In the Bible, it is one of three gifts that the wise men ...

Many have a passing familiarity with frankincense given its role in the Bible and symbolic role in religion. In Oman, where some of the world's best ...

Many Christmas carols make mention of the three kings, who follow a star and come to pay homage to the baby Jesus in Bethlehem. In the Bible, they are not called kings, and their number is not ...

Mention frankincense, and it’s hard not to instantaneously think of Christmas. Cited in the story of the birth of Christ in the Bible’s Book of Matthew, it was one of the precious gifts (alongside ...

Mention frankincense, and it’s hard not to instantaneously think of Christmas. Cited in the story of the birth of Christ in the Bible’s Book of Matthew, it was one of the precious gifts ...