Herbarium of the Bizarre

Frankincense

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Welcome to the first of three holiday-themed episodes! Thanks for the suggestion, Mom. This week’s subject is Frankincense. Not a plant, exactly, but a plant product that has enormous importance in human history and culture.


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Information provided by:

  1. https://www.britannica.com/topic/frankincense
  2. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/frankincense-trees-declining-overtapping
  3. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/05/science/frankincense-trees-collapse.html?smid=nytcore-android-share
  4. https://doi.org/10.3923/pjn.2009.1472.1479
  5. https://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/integrative-medicine/herbs/boswellia
  6. https://www.laphamsquarterly.org/roundtable/brief-history-frankincense
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    Herbarium of the BizarreBy Meredith Hemphill