See also:

• MYRRH (from the Latinized form myrrha of Gr. µuppa; the Arabic murr, bitter, was applied to the substance from its bitterness)

MYRRH (from the Latinized See also:

• FORM (Lat. forma)

form myrrha of Gr. µuppa; the Arabic murr, See also:

• BITTER, KARL THEODORE FRANCIS (1867– )

bitter, was applied to the substance from its bitterness)  , a See also:

• GUM (Fr. gomme, Lat. gommi, Gr. Kµµ1, possibly a Coptic word; distinguish " gum," the fleshy covering of the base of a tooth, in O. Eng. gbma, palate, cf. Ger. Gaumen, roof of the mouth; the ultimate origin is probably the root gha, to open wide, seen in

gum-See also:

• RESIN (through O.Fr. resine, modern reline, from Lat. resina, prcbably Latinized from Greek Pirivrt, resin)

resin highly esteemed by the ancients as an unguent and perfume, used for See also:

• INCENSE

incense in temples and also in See also:

• EMBALMING (Gr. 06Xaaµov, balsam; Ger. Einbalsamiren; Fr. embaumement)

embalming . It was one of the gifts offered by the Magi, and a royal See also:

• OBLATION

oblation of See also:

• GOLD
• GOLD [symbol Au, atomic weight 195.7(H = 1),197.2(0 =16)]

gold, See also:

• FRANKINCENSE

frankincense and See also:

• MYRRH (from the Latinized form myrrha of Gr. µuppa; the Arabic murr, bitter, was applied to the substance from its bitterness)

myrrh is still annually presented by the See also:

• SOVEREIGN

sovereign on the feast of See also:

• EPIPHANY, FEAST OF

Epiphany in the See also:

• CHAPEL

Chapel Royal in See also:

• LONDON

London, this See also:

• CUSTOM (from O. Fr. costume, costume or coustume; Low Lat. costuma, a shortened form of consuetudo)

custom having been in existence certainly as See also:

• EARLY
• EARLY, JUBAL ANDERSON (1816-1894)

early as the reign of See also:

• EDWARD

Edward I . True myrrh is the product of Balsamodendron (Commiphora) Myrrha, a small See also:

• TREE (0. Eng. treo, treow, cf. Dan. tree, Swed. Odd, tree, trd, timber; allied forms are found in Russ. drevo, Gr. opus, oak, and 36pv, spear, Welsh derw, Irish darog, oak, and Skr. dare, wood)
• TREE, SIR HERBERT BEERBOHM (1853- )

tree of the natural See also:

• ORDER
• ORDER (through Fr. ordre, for earlier ordene, from Lat. ordo, ordinis, rank, service, arrangement; the ultimate source is generally taken to be the root seen in Lat. oriri, rise, arise, begin; cf. " origin ")
• ORDER, HOLY

order Amyridaceae that grows in eastern See also:

• AFRICA
• AFRICA, ROMAN

Africa and See also:

• ARABIA

Arabia, but the name is also applied to gum resins obtained from other See also:

• SPECIES

species of Balsamodendron . t . Baisa Bol, Bhesa Bol or Bissa Bol, from Balsamodendron Kataf, resembles true myrrh in See also:

• APPEARANCE (from Lat. apparere, to appear)

appearance, but has a disagreeable See also:

• TASTE (from Lat. taxare, to touch sharply; tangere, to touch)

taste and is scarcely See also:

• BITTER, KARL THEODORE FRANCIS (1867– )

bitter . It is used in See also:

• CHINA

China, mixed with See also:

• FOOD
• FOOD (like the verb " to feed," from a Teutonic root, whence O. Eng. foda; cf. " fodder "; connected with Gr. lrareicOae, to feed)

food, to give to milch cows to improve the quality and increase the quantity of See also:

• MILK (0. Eng. meoluc; from a common Indo-European root, cf. Lat. mulgere, Gr. ?t dXyetv)

milk, and when mixed with See also:

• LIME
• LIME (O. Eng. lim, Lat. limes, mud, from linere, to smear)

lime as a See also:

• SIZE

size to impart a See also:

• GLOSS, GLOSSARY

gloss to walls . (2) Opaque See also:

• BDELLIUM (0b XXwov, used by Pliny and Dioscorides as the 'name of a plant which exuded a fragrant gum)

bdellium produced by B . Playfairii, when shaken with See also:

• WATER

water forms a slight but permanent lather, and on this See also:

• ACCOUNT
• ACCOUNT (through O. Fr. acont, Late Lat. comptum, cornputare, to calculate)

account is used by the Somali See also:

• WOMEN

women for cleansing their See also:

• HAIR (a word common to Teutonic languages)

hair, and by the men to whiten their See also:

• SHIELDS, JAMES (181b-1879)

shields; it is known as meena See also:

• KARMA

karma in Bombay, and was formerly used there for the See also:

• EXPULSION (Lat. expulsio, from expellere)

expulsion of the See also:

• GUINEA

guinea-See also:

• WORM

worm . (3) See also:

• AFRICAN

African bdellium is from B. africanum, and like opaque bdellium lacks the See also:

• WHITE
• WHITE, ANDREW DICKSON (1832– )
• WHITE, GILBERT (1720–1793)
• WHITE, HENRY KIRKE (1785-1806)
• WHITE, HUGH LAWSON (1773-1840)
• WHITE, JOSEPH BLANCO (1775-1841)
• WHITE, RICHARD GRANT (1822-1885)
• WHITE, ROBERT (1645-1704)
• WHITE, SIR GEORGE STUART (1835– )
• WHITE, SIR THOMAS (1492-1567)
• WHITE, SIR WILLIAM ARTHUR (1824--1891)
• WHITE, SIR WILLIAM HENRY (1845– )
• WHITE, THOMAS (1628-1698)
• WHITE, THOMAS (c. 1550-1624)

white streaks which are characteristic of myrrh and bissa bol, both are acrid, but have scarcely any bitterness or aroma . (4) See also:

• INDIAN

Indian bdellium, probably identical with the Indian See also:

• DRUG
• DRUG (from Fr. drogue, a word common in Romance languages, cf. Span. and Ital. droga; the origin of the word is obscure, but may possibly be connected with Dutch droog, dry)

drug googul obtained in See also:

• SIND

Sind and See also:

• BALUCHISTAN

Baluchistan from B . Mukul and B. pubescens, See also:

• HOOK, JAMES CLARKE (1819-1907)
• HOOK, THEODORE EDWARD (1788-1841)
• HOOK, WALTER FARQUHAR (1798-1875)

Hook, is of a dark reddish See also:

• COLOUR (Lat. color, connected with celare, to hide, the root meaning, therefore, being that of a covering)

colour, has an acrid taste and an odour resembling See also:

• CEDAR (Lat. cedrus, Gr. iapos)

cedar-See also:

• WOOD, ANTHONY A2 (1632-1695)
• WOOD, JOHN GEORGE (1827—1889)
• WOOD, MRS HENRY [ELLEN] (1814—1887)
• WOOD, SEARLES VALENTINE (1798—188o)

wood, and softens in the See also:

• HAND
• HAND (a word common to Teutonic languages; cf. Ger. Hand, Goth. handus)
• HAND, FERDINAND GOTTHELF (1786-185r)

hand . As met with in See also:

• COMMERCE
• COMMERCE (Lat. commercium, from, cum, together, and rnerx, merchandise)

commerce true myrrh occurs in pieces of irregular size and shape, from in. to 2 or 3 in. in See also:

• DIAMETER (from the Cr. &a, through, µErpov, measure)

diameter, and of a reddish-See also:

• BROWN
• BROWN, CHARLES BROCKDEN (1771-181o)
• BROWN, FORD MADOX (1821-1893)
• BROWN, FRANCIS (1849- )
• BROWN, GEORGE (1818-188o)
• BROWN, HENRY KIRKE (1814-1886)
• BROWN, JACOB (1775–1828)
• BROWN, JOHN (1715–1766)
• BROWN, JOHN (1722-1787)
• BROWN, JOHN (1735–1788)
• BROWN, JOHN (1784–1858)
• BROWN, JOHN (1800-1859)
• BROWN, JOHN (1810—1882)
• BROWN, JOHN GEORGE (1831— )
• BROWN, ROBERT (1773-1858)
• BROWN, SAMUEL MORISON (1817—1856)
• BROWN, SIR GEORGE (1790-1865)
• BROWN, SIR JOHN (1816-1896)
• BROWN, SIR WILLIAM, BART
• BROWN, THOMAS (1663-1704)
• BROWN, THOMAS (1778-1820)
• BROWN, THOMAS EDWARD (1830-1897)
• BROWN, WILLIAM LAURENCE (1755–1830)

brown colour .

The transverse fracture has a resinous appearance with white streaks; the flavour is bitter and aromatic, and the odour characteristic . It consists of a mixture of resin, gum and essential oil, the resin being See also:

• PRESENT

present to the extent of 25 to 40%, with 22 to 8% of the oil, myrrhol, to which the odour is due . Myrrh has the properties of other substances which, like it, contain a volatile oil . Its only important application in See also:

• MEDICINE

medicine is as a carminative to lessen the griping caused by some purgatives such as aloes . The volatile See also:

• OILS (adopted from the Fr. oile, mod. huile, Lat. oleum, olive oil)

oils have for centuries been regarded as of value in disorders of the reproductive See also:

• ORGANS

organs, and the reputation of myrrh in this connexion is simply a survival of this See also:

• ANCIENT
• ANCIENT (also spelt ANTIENT; derived, through the Fr. ancien, old, from the late Lat. antianum, from ante, before)

ancient but See also:

• ILL

ill-founded belief .