Myrrh Oil for Sore Throat

COMMIPHORA MYRRHA

Myrrh 

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Myrrh is the gum from a shrub native to northeastern Africa and southwestern Asia. The shrub can grow to 30ft. (9m) tall. Myrrh exudes from natural cracks or man-made incisions in the bark. It leaves the tree as a pale yellow liquid, which hardens into a yellowish-red or reddish-brown substance which is collected for use. This resin or gum has been used for thousands of years for its healing properties.

PROPERTIES

Myrrh is an alterative. It is analgesic, emmenagogic, rejuvenative, astringent, expectorant, antispasmodic, and antiseptic. Its tonic effects benefit all tissues of the body.
Part of Plant Used The sap or gum.
Conditions Treated Myrrh is a treatment for amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, menopause, coughs, asthma, bronchitis, arthritis, rheumatism, traumatic injuries, ulcerated surfaces, anemia, pyorrhea, excessive weight, halitosis, gum disease, sore throat, canker sores, and mouth ulcers. Myrrh is used to clean wounds, as a douche, to promote lung drainage, and to treat hemorrhoids.
Form Taken As a lotion or salve, massage oil, gargle, incense, plaster, or infusion.
Used with Other Herbs? Frankincense, juniper, cypress, geranium, aloe, pine.

Myrrh Essential Oil

• Its antiseptic and anti-fungal properties recommend it for sore throats, swollen gums, and cold sores. Myrrh oil can be used directly on sore gums, or to make a gargle.