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2/28/2016

Frankincense Resin & Essential Oil

Frankincense Resin

About

Grown from Boswellia tree. Worth its weight in gold at the time Jesus was born. Traded and used for 5000 years. Found in vials in ancient Egyptian tombs.

Uses

  • Fragrance (perfume, incense)
  • Meditation, relaxation, yoga, calming
  • Incense/medicinal trade
  • Arthritic pain (better if used together)
  • Skin Care (toner, lotion, soaps, bath soak)
  • Medicinal (Pain relief, Aids digestion, Relieves anxiety and depression,  Suppresses cancer growth, Reduces scars, Gout, Insomnia)
  • Silver colored and highly opaque is considered the best quality although translucent is best for ingestion
  • Cancer Treatment (clinical research)
  • Anxiety and Depression (clinical research)

Instructions

  • Burn resin with charcoals as an incense
  • Grind resin to powder with mortar and pestle. Mix one part ground resin to 2 or 3 parts carrier oil. 
  • If using essential oil, mix 10 drops per 1 oz carrier oil for a 2% solution

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