Commiphora myrrha, myrrh - magic-plants ethnobotany

Commiphora myrrha, myrrh

Botanical names: Commiphora myrrha, Balsamodendrum myrrha, Commiphora molmol, Commiphora rivae, Commiphora coriacea, Commiphora cuspidata, Commiphora playfairii var. benadirensis, Commiphora habessinica var. grossedentata, Commiphora myrrha var. molmol		Burseraceae
Common names English: myrrh, common myrrh, African myrrh, herabol myrrh, Somali myrrhor, gum myrrh Spanish: mirra French: arbre à myrrhe, balsamier German: Myrrhe
Active constituents: polysaccharides, triterpenes, resin acid, essential oil containing sesquiterpenes and furanosesquiterpene

Commiphora myrrha, myrrh

illustration from Koehler's medicinal plants

gum myrrh