12-31-2006
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Re: Fragrance and perfume Frankincense
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Christmas bad for frankincense trees
Helen Carter
ABC Science Online
Monday, 18 December 2006
Tapping the resin
Tapping Boswellia tree for frankincense in Eritrea (Image: Dr Woldeselassie Ogbazghi, Asmara, Eritrea)
If Jesus was born today, the three wise men might have had to substitute frankincense for another gift, according to new research suggesting that production of the fragrant substance is in trouble.
Frankincense, an aromatic hardened wood resin obtained by tapping Boswellia trees, has been an ingredient in perfumes and incense for thousands of years.
The Bible says that at Christmas, the magi brought gifts to Jesus of gold, frankincense and myrrh.
Now ecologists from the Netherlands and Eritrea warn that current rates of tapping frankincense from Boswellia trees are endangering sustained production of the aromatic resin.
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News in Science - Christmas bad for frankincense trees - 18/12/2006
Anyone know where I can buy a tree; or seeds of a Frankincense Tree?
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