Semester 4, Week 7, Day 6: Myrrh History

I did those 2 courses yesterday.  Amazing information!  All they consisted of was a video and a quiz. I now know how I'm going to get so many sources into that paper I need to write.  I also found out they are requiring WAY too many pages in the paper. A literature review is supposed to be 5-6 pages and they are making us write 30-35.  Tonight I have another lecture with my capstone teacher.  We shall see how that goes. I need to try to interview my friend today but she isn't feeling well.  I may need to interview my husband instead.  That may not go well...  Today, I plan to work on my rosemary entry some more around getting that interview done.  I need to start downloading the research articles I will be adding to the research section.  I still have about half my books to go through but I don't think those have rosemary in there.  I'll check when I can.  First, I need to cook breakfast for the kids!  Love and Light!

On to the discussion!

"Select one of the herbs in the module and research and discuss the historical use of the herb and compare this with a science-based contemporary use of the herb."
 
Myrrh Commiphora molmol
American Botanical Council says myrrh was used in the middle east for centuries to treat infection and bronchial complaints. The Ancient Egyptians used it for embalming. Myrrh oil is holy to the Jewish and is in the holy books of all three Abrahamic religions. Today, it’s used as an anti-inflammatory and anti-rheumatic. In Indian medicine, it was used to treat mouth ulcers, gingivitis, and pharyngitis.

The Natural medicine database says the Greeks and Sumerians used it to treat worms, abdominal pain and gas.. 
As always, I do an herbarium entry when I deal with an herb I haven’t talked about yet.  Below is the “indications” section from my entry of how this herb is currently used:

Stimulates white blood cell production and has a direct antimicrobial effect. Infections of the mouth and colds. Treats boils, glandular fevers and brucellosis. Heals/antiseptic for wounds and abrasions. (Hoffman, 2003, p. 541). Chevallier (2016) adds sore throats, canker sores, and gum disease. Also useful in digestive tract infections. It promotes healing in inflamed areas like gastric ulcers. It cleans the blood and may improve intellect. It can also be taken for menstrual issues. He says externally, this is an underused herb for treating acne, boils, and inflammation. Germans use this for the sores caused by prosthetics (p. 85).

I don’t think I need to cite this (as my own) since I have not posted it anywhere and I did not turn this in with the assignment but the citations are listed in the references. I have 4 books that all state mouth issues – gingivitis, etc.  I found learning about this herb very interesting.  I’m still putting the safety stuff in my herbarium but I can post this data as is.
References
American Botanical Council. Retrieved from http://cms.herbalgram.org/herbstream/achs/HerbalMedicine/index.html#param.wapp?sw_page=@@@@@@@expEView%3Fufgp%3DMyrrh.html
Chevallier, A. (2016). Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine: 550 Herbs and Remedies for common Ailments. New York, NY:  DK, a Division of Penguin Random House, LLC. p. 19, 44, 85.
Hoffman, David. (2003). Medical Herbalism: The Science and Practice of Herbal Medicine. Rochester, VT: Healing Arts Press. p. 541
Natural Medicine Database. Retrieved from https://naturalmedicines.therapeuticresearch.com/databases/food,-herbs-supplements/professional.aspx?productid=570

Have A Great Day!