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frankincense

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A fragrant, aromatic resin, or gum resin, burned as an incense in religious rites or for medicinal fumigation. The best kinds now come from East Indian trees, of the genus Boswellia; a commoner sort, from the Norway spruce (Abies excelsa) and other coniferous trees. The frankincense of the ancient Jews is still unidentified.

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A limited trade in both myrrh and frankincense resins still exists in Somalia, and Bashko had a wiry intelligence that might have made him a good businessman. Source: Internet

It was a source of exotic finery and soulful treasures like gold, peacocks, jewels, frankincense and precious sandalwood. Source: Internet

Essential oils of oregano, clove, thyme, frankincense sipped in a water bottle through the day. Source: Internet

I use a mixture of lavender, vetiver, eucalyptus, orange and frankincense and a couple more calming oils. Source: Internet

I take R-alpha lipoic acid, primrose evening oil, and I also found that frankincense and myrrh rubbing oil for neuropathy helps. Source: Internet

Emanuel Swedenborg explained that angels in heavenperceived the gratefulness of worshipers as the sweet odor ofincense, such as frankincense, and that this was received asprayer. Source: Internet

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