What is frankincense tears good for?

What is frankincense tears good for?

Frankincense is used in traditional medicine to treat a wide variety of medical conditions. This resin may benefit asthma and arthritis, as well as gut and oral health. It may even have anticancer properties.

Are frankincense tears edible?

Once the sap or resin seeps out and hardens into “tears,” it is usually scraped off the trunk. It can be edible and may be chewed like gum, but more often it is burned, with frankincense giving off a sweet, citrusy scent and myrrh producing a piney, bitter odor.

How do you make frankincense tears?

The traditional ratio of Frankincense granules to water is about a teaspoon of tears to 1 or 2 cups of water. Place a teaspoon of Frankincense tears in a cup, mug or bowl. large tears can be pulverized or crushed with a mortar or pestle, or by putting the tears in a ziplock bag and bruising them with a hammer.

Is frankincense good for eyes?

Lavender, for example, helps alleviate anxiety and promotes better sleep while frankincense helps heal macular degeneration and calm anxieties. Win, win! Sleep is so important to our overall health and therefore to the health of our precious eyes.

How do you use frankincense tears in soap?

Here’s how:

1. freeze your Frankincense tears over night.
2. grind them into a powder in a coffee bean grinder or other electric type grinder.
3. you can now use this powder directly in your soap batter, or dissolve it in hot water.

Can you smoke frankincense tears?

Use caution when burning frankincense. A small amount of resin creates an abundance of thick smoke. Start by burning only one small tear or one pinch of powdered resin and increase the amount if desired.

Where do frankincense tears come from?

Frankincense “tears” are clumps of sap from the Boswellia tree, a small, thorny desert plant that is native to India, Arabia and northern Africa. The resin is collected by cutting into the tree bark and collecting the milky substance after it has hardened.

How do you use raw frankincense resin?

Use the essential oil topically: Dilute 10 – 15 drops of frankincense essential oil in 1 oz. of a carrier of your choice (olive, jojoba, grapeseed, or almond oil) and rub onto the skin. This is useful for scarring, acne, wrinkles and painful joints.

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