Frankincense Blog

What is Frankincense? Frankincense is an aromatic oleo resin obtained from the sap of various frankincense trees. There are a variety of species that grow throughout Arabia, and Africa, and India. Frankincense has been used as incense, perfume, and medicinally for thousands of years. It was used to embalm in Egypt, used in funerary rites in  Roman Britain, and also burned to honor the dead in Ancient Rome. Frankincense is used in both Ayurvedic medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine, and in many local folk remedies throughout Africa and the Middle East. Frankincense is part of the Burseraceae family, a few...

What is Boswellia Sacra? The species of frankincense that grows in Oman is called Boswellia sacra, and the best grade of this frankincense species grows in a very  specific region of Oman called Salalah. Within Salalah, we find the Dhofar desert, and within this desert there is a mountain range that is part of the Al Hojari Mountain.  It is  along this dry side of the mountain where little rainfall is present that the conditions are just right for the growth of the worlds finest frankincense. This frankincense from the mountain side is called Hojari Frankincense named after the Hajar...

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