Why would someone, presumably quite wise, feel the need to bring the tree resins frankincense and myrrh to a woman who had recently given birth? If the time is about two millennia ago and the location ...

Usually Christmas is the only time of year your hear about two very ancient herbs -- frankincense and myrrh. Both frankincense and myrrh are derived from the gummy sap that oozes out of the Boswellia ...

In the typical Christmastime narrative of Jesus Christ’s birth, he’s born in a manger and visited by three wise men. They’re sometimes referred to as kings from the East or the Orient, and sometimes ...

Around the holidays, we are reminded of the most famous gifts in history, frankincense and myrrh, carried by the wise men. Today, perfumes, incense and candles are often infused with these two ...

The familiar Bible story about the three wise men, or the Magi, is very well known. These characters, who have been discussed in the previous two columns, brought gold, frankincense and myrrh to the ...

Stephen Johnson and Sam Osborn, bottom, measure a Commiphora myrrha tree during what is called ecological transects, measuring a quadrant, counting the number of trees, measuring their trunk, crowns, ...

I love to read and write about two very ancient herbs, frankincense and myrrh. Most people think of them as something in a carol and or holiday cards; however, frankincense and myrrh are derived from ...

Right now, Christmas nativity scenes across the world feature three kings – also known as the “wise men” or Magi – bringing gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh to the newborn baby Jesus in Bethlehem ...

COLCHESTER, Vt. (WCAX) - Did you know that most frankincense is distilled in France? But a Colchester company has proven an exception to the rule. Elissa Borden has more on the local incense distiller ...