What is frankincense?
Q: What is frankincense?
A: Frankincense is an aromatic resin used in incense and perfumes, obtained from trees of the genus Boswellia in the family Burseraceae.
Q: How is frankincense obtained?
A: Frankincense is obtained by striping (slashing the bark) of scraggly but hardy trees in the family Burseraceae. The resin then bleeds out and hardens into tears.
Q: What are the hardened streaks of resin called in frankincense?
A: The hardened streaks of resin in frankincense are called tears.
Q: What are some uses of frankincense?
A: Frankincense is used in incense and perfumes.
Q: What is myrrh?
A: Myrrh is a substance that is pretty much the same kind of thing as frankincense, also used in incense and perfumes. It was one of the gifts brought by the Three Wise Men.
Q: What family do the trees that produce frankincense belong to?
A: The trees that produce frankincense belong to the family Burseraceae.
Q: What is the method used to obtain frankincense called?
A: The method used to obtain frankincense is called striping or slashing the bark of the Boswellia trees from the family Burseraceae. The resin then bleeds out and hardens into tears.
