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myrrh

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A gum resin, usually of a yellowish brown or amber color, of an aromatic odor, and a bitter, slightly pungent taste. It is valued for its odor and for its medicinal properties. It exudes from the bark of a shrub of Abyssinia and Arabia, the Balsamodendron Myrrha. The myrrh of the Bible is supposed to have been partly the gum above named, and partly the exudation of species of Cistus, or rockrose.

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So now we're cruisin' down this shuddering highway with the dead sun shining on my back. ~ Myrrh. Steve Kilbey

I'll bet he was myrrh. Bastard, he brings the cheapest gift and now he wants to sodomize me. Christopher Moore (author)

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

In the Eastern Orthodox Christian tradition there are reports of particular, Wonderworking icons that exude myrrh (fragrant, healing oil), or perform miracles upon petition by believers. Source: Internet

These faithful followers of Jesus stood at Golgotha during the Crucifixion of Jesus and later came to his tomb early on the morning following the Sabbath with myrrh (expensive oil), according to the Jewish tradition, to anoint their Lord's body. 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

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