by Sudhirahluwalia, Inc | Sep 9, 2016 | Remedies and medicine
Photo: www.organicfacts.net Galbanum incense is one of the four essential ingredients of the Holy Incense mentioned in Exodus 30:34 and Ecclesiastes 24:14–15. Ketoret, the Jewish Holy Incense, was one of the ingredients burned in the Tabernacle in the 1st and 2nd...
by Sudhirahluwalia, Inc | Aug 25, 2016 | Biblical herbs
African Frankincense -Boswellia papyrifera – grows fairly extensively in Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, and Sudan. It is a deciduous species taller than B. frereana and B. sacra, reaching 12 meters, with a clear bole. The species grows on steep escarpments where...
by Sudhirahluwalia, Inc | Aug 15, 2016 | Biblical herbs
Photo: Boswellia sacra by Scott Zona The Omani Frankincense yielding tree is Boswellia sacra (Omani luban). The tree is native to Yemen, Oman, and Somalia. It yields the best and most prized frankincense gum. The tree rarely grows taller than 20 feet. It bears...
by Sudhirahluwalia, Inc | Aug 8, 2016 | Biblical herbs
Frankincense history is linked to the use of this incense in Biblical times. Frankincense is one of the most well-regarded ancient incense; frankincense has a fresh pine-lemon scent with resinous and woody overtones that emanate from the milky white latex of the stem...
by Sudhirahluwalia, Inc | Jul 25, 2016 | Biblical herbs
Papyrus records from ancient Egypt indicate that benzoin fragrance resins were mixed with other aromatic resins like pine, juniper, cypress, galbanum, and labdanum to create an aromatic powder that Egyptian dancers applied to their heads. Benzoin is used as a...
