Myrrh Essential Oil from Somalia

If you are interested in buying larger size quantities we would love to receive your email at info@vessel.gr Myrrh Essential Oil from Somalia Batch: E1001840 Commiphora myrrha From our friends in Somalia! Download Datasheet E1001840 Download Datasheet E1001970 Download Datasheet E1001301 Other common names: myrrha, gum myrrh, Somali myrrh Latin name: Commiphora myrrha Botanical family: Bursearaceae Method of extraction: steam distillation Plant part used to extract the oil: dry gum oleoresin Cultivation method: conventional Area of origin: Northeast Africa, Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Red Sea area. Our oil comes from Somalia Historical notes: Myrrh was used by the ancient Egyptians for embalming. King Sahure (c. 2465 – c. 2325 BC), ruler of Egypt, recorded that large quantities of myrrh (also frankincense and other materials) were brought back from what is proven to be the earliest expedition to the land of Punt. The exact location of Punt is debated by historians but it seems to include southeast of Egypt, a Red Sea coastal region: Somaliland, Somalia, Djibouti, northeast Ethiopia, Eritrea, and north-east Sudan - areas known for being the home of myrrh. In a relief from Sahure’s mortuary temple celebrating the success of this expedition, the king is shown tending a myrrh tree in his palace gardens. The word ‘myrrh’ originates from a Semitic ‘m-r-r’ meaning ‘bitter’, Arabic مُرّ ‘murr’ and Aramaic ܡܪܝܪܐ ‘mureera’. Its name entered the English language by way of the Hebrew Bible, in which it is called מור ‘mor’. Myrrh is mentioned as an ingredient in the sacred anointing oil and a rare perfume in several places in the Hebrew Bible. The Bible and Talmud also mention that myrrh was also used in ‘Ketoret’: the consecrated incense used in the First and Second Temples at Jerusalem. Myrrh tree also appears in Greek mythology in the story of Myrrha (Greek: Μύρρα, ‘Mýrra’), the mother of Adonis. As the myth goes, she was transformed into a myrrh tree after having had intercourse with her father, and gave birth to Adonis in tree form. In the Ancient Greek language, the related word μῠ́ρον ‘múron’ became a general term for perfume. Biochemical group : sesquiterpene furanoid Main chemical constituents : furanoeudesma-1,3-diene 40.50%, curzerene 16.41%, lindestrene 11.92%, methoxyfuranogermacrene 4.91%, germacrene B 2.28%, germacrene D 1.18%, γ-elemene 1.06%, γ-elemene 1.05%, δ-elemene 0.89%, germacrone 0.52%, β-selinene 0.38%, β-caryophyllene 0.37%, β-bourbonene 0.28%, α-selinene 0.27%, γ-Cadinene 0.21%, Elemol 0.18% Colour:   orange-brown Consistency : medium Aroma strength : medium/strong Perfumery note: base Aroma : medicinal, sharp, warm, spicy, with a hint of sweetness Traditional Aromatherapy Uses: Traditionally in aromatherapy treatments myrrh essential oil is associated with the following therapeutic properties: anticatarrhal, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antiseptic, astringent, balsamic, carminative, cicatrisant, emmenagogue, expectorant, fungici