myrrh
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- n aromatic resin that is burned as incense and used in perfume
- In 1845, Italian Bernardino Branca developed a cure-all he called Fernet an 80-proof concoction containing myrrh, rhubarb, aloe, peppermint oil and opiates to treat .
- Of the three precious gifts-gold, frankincense and myrrh-the Magi carried to Bethlehem, only gold has remained on elite Yuletide shopping lists.
- In Spain it is these three, who, upholding the tradition they began when delivering gold, frankincense and myrrh to the baby Jesus's bedside, bring presents to children on the .