Herbarium of the Bizarre

Myrrh

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I apologize if you can hear my mom wrapping presents in the background of this episode, but ‘tis the season. For Part 2 of our festive plant trio, we meet a tree that cries bitter tears and kills intestinal worms. Happy Holidays!


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Information provided by:

  • “Commiphora myrrh: a phytochemical and pharmacological update” by Gaber El-Saber Batiha et al. https://doi.org/10.1007%2Fs00210-022-02325-0
  • https://www.botanicalrepublic.com/blogs/beauty/what-is-myrrh-oil-used-for-in-skincare
  • https://www.drugs.com/npp/myrrh.html
  • https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/pharmacology-toxicology-and-pharmaceutical-science/myrrh
  • “The Role of Myrrh Metabolites in Cancer, Inflammation, and Wound Healing: Prospects for a Multi-Targeted Drug Therapy” by Rasha Saad Suliman et al. https://doi.org/10.3390%2Fph15080944
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