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Frankincense in peril

open access: yesNature Sustainability, 2019
The harvest of plant parts and exudates from wild populations contributes to the income, food security and livelihoods of many millions of people worldwide. Frankincense, an aromatic resin sourced from natural populations of Boswellia trees and shrubs, has been cherished by world societies for centuries.
Bongers, Frans   +18 more
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Frankincense and Myrrh as Remedies in Children

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 1991
Two cases of therapy with frankincense and myrrh in children are presented. The long history of this unusual treatment is outlined, demonstrating that for several millenia such agents have been employed in a number of medical contexts, as well as in the perfume and incense industries.
C A, Michie, E, Cooper
exaly   +3 more sources

The Effects of Frankincense Essential Oil on Stress in Rats

open access: yesJournal of Oleo Science, 2019
Frankincense essential oil, obtained from Boswellia carteri, is a popular essential oil, which is widely used in many parts of the world. While some of its properties are known, its effects on stress and sleep have not been studied.
Mayumi Kimura   +2 more
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Frankincense yield is related to tree size and resin-canal characteristics

open access: yesForest Ecology and Management, 2015
Boswellia papyrifera Hochst. is the most important global source of frankincense. Tree numbers are rapidly decreasing in many populations of B. papyrifera in Ethiopia, where most of the internationally traded frankincense comes from.
Frank J. Sterck   +2 more
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Frankincense and Myrrh

The Biblical Archaeologist, 1960
Editors: Edward F. Campbell, Jr. and G. Ernest Wright, with the assistance of Floyd V. Filson in New Testament matters. Editorial correspondence should be sent to one of the above at 800 West Belden Ave., Chicago 14, Ill., or at 45 Francis Ave., Cambridge 38, Mass., respectively. Editorial Board: W. F. Albright, Johns Hopkins University; Millar Burrows,
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Frankincense and myrrh

Economic Botany, 1986
While frankincense and myrrh have been harvested from a multitude of species, certain species have predominated in history.Boswellia carteri andB. frereana are the main sources of frankincense today, whileB. papyrifera was the principal source of antiquity andB. sacra was the principal species of classical times.Commiphora myrrha is the chief source of
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Frankincense, Myrrh, and Spices

Journal of Macromarketing, 2008
Frankincense, myrrh, and spices were highly coveted and highly expensive necessities of life in the ancient world. They were transported from distant corners of the world to their Mediterranean customers, and their routes crossed the Arabian Peninsula by camel caravan.
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Dhofar and the Frankincense Coast

2019
The southern province of Oman, Dhofar is bounded by the Indian Ocean along the south, the Yemen border in the west and the great sandsea of the Rub al-Khali or Empty Quarter to the north (Fig. 15.1). The coastal region of Dhofar is dominated by the strike-slip faults along the Arabian plate margin.
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