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Frankincense Omani - 4 oz

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Model Number : 7310

Price : $12.15

Products Description : Oman Frankincense Hojari, super

Latin Name : Bosewelia carterii

Parts Used : Resin– raw as well as dried

The aroma of "mystery and wonder" created when the golden HOJARI resin is placed upon smoldering embers seldom fails to pacify the heart and mind and turn it towards contemplation upon something which defies description. Even those who may not have any specific religious/cultural association with this magnificent odor are touched by its rare ethereal beauty.

One of the most highly valued commodities of ancient times, frankincense was traded for porcelain by the Chinese, employed by Egyptians for embalming, presented to the infant Jesus as a symbolic gift and burned copiously by emperors during the height of the Roman Empire.

Boswellia carterri (the resin is also known as Omani frankincense) is a moderate to large branching tree found in the dry, hilly areas of Oman in the famous Dhofar area. When the tree trunk is tapped, a gummy oleoresin is exuded. A purified extract of this resin is used in modern herbal preparations.

To increase the production of olibanum from the bark, the natives(mostly Bedouins) make incisions in the bark at regular intervals. The viscous oleo-gum-resin which oozes out will soon resinify, and is either broken off the branches or collected from the groundwhere it sometimes may fall. The collected material is sorted and graded locally or at the port of departure(Djibouti, Aden, Morgadiscio, Berbera, etc.) The grading is primarily an "appearnce" grading, and the author strongly disagrees with published statements such as --dust and siftings: because of its low price, the most suitable for distillation.

When resinous material is being evaluated, it is of paramount importance to remember that the larger the surface, the more complete the resinification, and consequently, the higher the loss of volatile matter, i.g. essential oil.

Our frankincense is the same grade of resin that is used to distill our precious frankincense oil!