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The myrrh tree is a plant native to the eastern Mediterranean region, Ethiopia, Yemen, Somalia, Sudan and belongs to the balsam family (Burseraceae). It is thorny and strongly branched, and reaches a height of growth up to 3 meters. The leaves are imparipinnate and the flowers are yellow-red. The myrrh tree has secretory vessels. In these, a gum resin is found that seeps out when the bark is injured and hardens in the air. Myrrh is a product of excretion of the myrrh bush, see under myrrh.
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Commiphora abyssinica and Commiphora molomol (also known as Commiphora myrrhae) are parent plants of the officinal myrrha (also known as gummiresina myrrha, true myrrh or Somali myrrh), the bitter-tasting milky sap exuded from the bark and dried.
Commiphora myrrha extract (INCI) is the resin of myrrh dissolved in ethanol. The extract has a skin-caring effect in cosmetic products.
Commiphora myrrha oil (INCI) is the ethanol-soluble essential oil of myrrh, which is used in cosmetic products.
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