COMMON NAME
Standardized: copal
BOTANICAL NAME
Shorea javanica Koord. & Valeton
Plant Family: Dipterocarpaceae
PARTS USED
Dried resin, collected from the trunk
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Frankincense and myrrh are harvested from trees in the Commiphora family through a process called striping. Slashes are made in the bark of the tree to release droplets of sap, which are called tears.
Frankincense is typically described as piney and lemony combined with a sweet, woody aroma.
COMMON NAME
Standardized: frankincense Other: bible frankincense, incense, olibanum
BOTANICAL NAME
Boswellia carteri Birdw. Plant Family: Burseraceae
PARTS USED
Dried resin, collected from stems and trunk.
