Title: Myrrh Essential Oil Uses and Benefits | AromaWeb
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Myrrh Essential Oil
Botanical Name
Plant Family
Common Method of Extraction
Plant Part Typically Used
Color
Consistency
Perfumery Note
Strength of Initial Aroma
Aromatic Description
Myrrh Essential Oil Uses
Major Constituents
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Content: Read below for more information and for important safety information. Botanical Name
Commiphora myrrha
Plant Family
Burseraceae
Common Method of Extraction
Distillation
Plant Part Typically Used
Resin
Color
Golden Yellow/Brown
Consistency
Medium
Perfumery Note
Base
Strength of Initial Aroma
Medium - Strong
Aromatic Description
Myrrh Essential Oil smells warm, earthy, woody and balsamic. Myrrh Essential Oil Uses
Amenorrhea
Athlete's Foot
Bronchitis
Chapped Skin
Dysmenorrhea
Gums
Halitosis
Hemorrhoids
Itching
Mouth
Ringworm
Toothache
Source: Julia Lawless, The Encyclopedia of Essential Oils (Updated Edition) (London: Harper Thorsons, 2014), 143-144. Major Constituents
Furanoeudesma-1,3-diene
Furanodiene
Lindestrene
B-Elemene
Germacrene B
Geracrene D
Delta-Elemene
2-Methoxyfuranodiene
See Essential Oil Safety for more complete list of typical constituents. Source: A. Dekebo, E. Dagne, O. Sterner. Furanosesquiterpenes from Commiphora sphaerocarpa and Related Adulterants of True Myrrh. ( Fitoterapia 73, 2002), 48-55.