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Myrrh

Botanical Name
Commiphora myrrha (HOLMES)

Synonyms
Balsamodendron Myrrha. Commiphora Myrrha, var. Molmol. Mirra. Morr. Didin. Didthin. Bowl

Part Used
The oleo-gum-resin from the stem

Habitat
Arabia, Somaliland

Herb Description
The Myrrh's bushes yield the that resin do not grow more than 9 feet in height, but they are of sturdy build, with knotted branches, and branchlets that stand out at right-angles, ending in a sharp spine. The trifoliate leaves are scanty, small and very unequal, oval and entire. It was first recognized about 1822 at Ghizan on the Red Sea coast, a district so bare and dry that it is called 'Tehama,' meaning 'hell.'

Medicinal Action and Uses
Myrrh is stringent, healing. Tonic and stimulant. A direct emmenagogue, a tonic in dyspepsia, an expectorant in the absence of feverish symptoms, a stimulant to the mucous tissues, a stomachic carminative, exciting appetite and the flow of gastric juice, and an astringent wash. It is used in chronic catarrh, phthisis pulmonalis, chlorosis, and in amenorrhoea is often combined with aloes and iron. As a wash it is good for spongy gums, ulcerated throat and aphthous stomatitis, and the tincture is also applied to foul and indolentulcers. It has been found helpful in bronchorrhoea and leucorrhoea. It has also been used as a vermifuge.

Side effects
No clinically Reported
 

Products

Myrrh Gum
Myrrh Gum
100 Caps
$5.65
Myrrh-Goldenseal Plus
Myrrh-Goldenseal Plus
100 Caps
$8.33
Pure Essential Oil Myrrh
Pure Essential Oil Myrrh
.5 Oz
$15.22
 

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