Recently, KAIMRC’s Sultan Alqahtani, in collaboration with Beni-Suef University in Egypt, found that this resin, known as myrrh, counteracts the damaging effects of ammonia excess, a common ...

Myrrh has been gathered from the icon and then ... Father John emphasized that Orthodox Christians do not worship the icon and its wood, nor worship St. Anna or other saints.

According to the Gospel of Matthew, the magi bring gold, frankincense, and myrrh as expensive gifts to the young Jesus. We all know what gold is, but what is this frankincense and myrrh stuff?