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Myrrh (Commiphora
myrrha)
Myrrh is the root of
a small tree. Its branches have big thorns. It grows on the shores
of the Red Sea. It has a distinct fragrance and curative
properties.
Prescriptions:
Tincture
- put 10 gr of myrrh into 100 ml
of alcohol (90%) and let it soak for 7 days in a sealed jar. After
that, use it for internal use - one teaspoon into half glass of
water, 2-3 times/day.
Infusion
- take 1-2
small grains of myrrh: put them into a glass of hot water and keep
them there for half an hour. The myrrh is not going to dissolve
into water, but it will float and fill the water with its
fragrance and healing properties. Take 1-3 teaspoons of infusion,
2-3 times/day.
Fumigation
- put a small grain of
myrrh on a hot cooker until it begins to smoke. Any room shall be
filled with a specific fragrance. If the resin is lit, do not let
it dissipate into the air. Cover it with a lid and the smoke
spread into the air. The fragrance shall last for an hour and has
therapeutic properties.
Few recommendations, in case of:
-
flu, cold, bronchitis: take a teaspoon of myrrh tincture/3-4
times a day, diluted into a glass of water. It has a strong bitter
fragrance; use it against infections, to decrease fever, to
prevent sickness and headache or flu. A cure usually lasts for 7
days, but you can take it up two weeks.
- tiredness,
asthenia: take 20-30 drops of tincture, diluted into little
water - 4-6 times/day. The myrrh has strong refreshing properties,
it stimulates brain circulation and improves intellectual
activity.
- anxiety, psychic restlessness, inability to
focus: use burnt incense in your bedroom or office. Its
fragrance is perfect; it has tonic properties, it eliminates
emotional tension and calms down uncontrolled
subconscious impulses.
- indigestion, distension:
take 2-3 teaspoons of infusion, 15 minutes before eating and a
few minutes after we have eaten. It strongly stimulates
digestion.
- sensitivity to low temperatures (breathing
infections): use burnt myrrh to scent the bedroom when are
about to get cold. Its volatile substances spread into the air and
they have immunity and against-catching properties.
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peripheral circulation shortage (cold hands and feet): massage
both hands and feet with a concentrated infusion of myrrh (3-4
grains of myrrh into half glass of water).
Caution and
inadvisable use!
First of all, do not use it
internally if you did it buy it from special shops, with special
recommendation. Do not use the incense processed with chemical
additives because it is dangerous.
Special
caution!
Pregnant women must not use it because
it produces specific contractions.
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