The Gospel of Matthew never details how many Magi came from "the East," but it makes it clear they traveled to pay homage to "the newborn king of the Jews" and "offered him gifts of gold, frankincense ...

The resin’s sweet and musky scent has been added to items like sunscreen and ice cream. By David Belcher Frankincense has a long history in gift giving, all the way back to the pharaohs of Egypt, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Mention frankincense, and it’s hard not to instantaneously think of Christmas. Cited in the story of the birth of Christ in the Bible’s Book of Matthew, it was one of the precious gifts (alongside ...

This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). “This perfume was first made for royalty.” The salesman at Amouage perfume factory in Muscat is pointing towards a 24-carat gold flask, ...

Religious leaders have contended for millennia that burning incense is good for the soul. Now, biologists have learned that it is good for our brains too. In a new ...

As more uses are found for the aromatic resin, the population of trees that produces it is on the brink of collapse. By JoAnna Klein For thousands of years, cultures around the world have revered the ...

Scientists predict a 50% decline in frankincense harvests over the next 20 years. Gold is probably fine, and we're not sure about myrrh, but frankincense appears to in trouble. "The future of these ...

Pope Francis burns incense as he celebrates Mass marking the feast of Corpus Christi in Ostia, a suburb of Rome, in this June 3, 2018, file photo. Conflict, climate change and poverty are driving the ...