MYRRH
| Botanical Name | Commiphora molmol |
| Botanical family | Burseraceae |
| Origin | Somalia |
| Method | Complete distillation by steam distillation |
| Plant part | Dried oleoresin gum (“tears”) |
| Note | Base |
| Appearance | resinous fluid liquid (a little sticky) to slightly viscous, may tend to form resinous deposits on the edges of the codigoutte over use. |
| Color | amber yellow |
| Odor | warm, finely woody and resinous |
| Biochemical composition of the essential oil | Sesquiterpenes (40%): elemene, copaene Hydrocarbons (5%): furan Ketones (5%): methyl isobutyl ketone |
| Therapeutic properties | Antiviral, anthelmintic ++ Vulnerary +++ Anti-inflammatory +++ Anaphrodisiac ++ Anti-thyroid ++ Emotionally soothing +++ |
| Main therapeutic indications | Venous leg ulcers, pressure sores, atonic wounds +++ Hyperthyroidism ++ Erethism and sexual excitation ++ Diarrhoea and dysentery +++ End-of-life behavioural disorders +++ |