Botanical Name: Commiphora myrrha

Extraction Method: Solvent Extraction

Description: Though classified as shrubs, Myrrh can grow up to 30feet in height. The trunk exudes a natural oleo resin that hardens into what is classified as reddish brown “tears”. Native collectors make incisions into the trees in order to increase the yield.

Common Uses: Myrrh Essential Oil is thought to enhance spirituality. Aroma therapists use it as an aid in meditation or before healing. Its actions are characterized as the following: antimicrobial, antifungal, astringent and healing, tonic and stimulant, carminative, stomachic, anti-catarrhal, expectorant, diaphoretic, vulnerary, locally antiseptic, immune stimulant, bitter, circulatory stimulant, anti-inflammatory, and antispasmodic.

Aromatic Scent: Myrrh Essential Oil has a warm, rich, spicy balsamic odor.