Myrrh resin is an age-old remedy from the Middle East with a long history. It was one of the gifts given by the wise men to baby Jesus along with golden frankincense resin. It is so healing it gets rid of any kind of infection, wounds, ulcers, pain and inflammation internally or externally.
The Greek physician, Claudios Galenos, known as Galen for short, used myrrh to heal the wounds of gladiators in ancient Greco-Rome.
Myrrh is like camphor and tea tree essential oil in that it has amazing antiseptic action of being antiviral, antifungal and antibacterial. Used world-wide to heal wounds internally and externally myrrh gets rid of infection and excess mucous in the digestive and respiratory tracts, eases pain, inflammation and spasms.
Use Myrrh tincture internally and externally in compresses. The tincture turns a milky golden colour. The resin sticks to the bottom of the jar so stir it with a chopstick if this happens, and shake the tincture everyday. The resin may dissolve.
Soothing myrrh gargles, mouthwashes, douches relieve pain and infections internally. Use swabs, liniments and compresses for external injuries and wounds.
Myrrh essential oil is for external use only! Never take essential oil resins internally.
Learn how to make your own tinctures.
DIY herbal tincture blog: https://earthelixir.ca/2012/01/10/make-your-own-herbal-tinctures/
| Common Name | Myrrh resin |
| Latin Name | Commiphora myrrha |
| Family | Burseraceae (Torchwood family) |
| Parts Used | Tree resin and essential oil |
| Target Organs | Lungs, intestine, uterus, urinary organs, arterial circulation, skin |
| Common Uses | Infections: viral, bacterial, fungal infections (especially of mouth, gums, throat, vagina)chronic inflammation, mouth ulcers, internal and external pain, swelling, sore throat, loss of voice, Skin: infections, wounds, ulcers, any tissue trauma
Female reproductive: balancing female cycles, painful difficult labour, retained placenta, Lungs: cold lung phlegm, productive cough, chronic bronchitis, wheezing, fatigue, chills Intestines: microbial dysbiosis, candida, parasites, chronic gastritis, indigestion, volcano belly, mucous damp pain, congestion |
| Properties | analgesic, antiseptic, antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antineoplastic, antiulcerogenic, antithrombotic, antispasmodic, antirheumatic, bitter, carminative, diaphoretic, immune stimulant, lymphatic, nervine, stomachic, vasodilator, antidiarrheal, astringent, decongestant, stimulant, hemostatic, vulnerary, oxytocic parturient, stimulating secretolytic expectorant, systemic (internally) warming, locally (externally) cooling, |
| Constituents | Essential oil 2.5-10%(hydrocarbon methylisopropenyl furane 4%, sesquiterpenes-(elemene, copaene, curzerene), methyllisobutyl ketone, aldehyde, resin 25-40% (commiphoric acid, commiphorinic acid, heerabomyrrhol), gums 50-60%, salts, sulphates, oxydase, xylose, galactose |
| Cautions | Do not use during pregnancy it is a uterine stimulant |
| Dosage | Tincture 2-3 ml |
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