People have used frankincense for thousands of years. Some people like the smell in perfume or incense, and there's some evidence it has medicinal benefits. (Photo Credit: iStock/Getty Images ...

Both frankincense and myrrh have medicinal properties ... I often will buy the ingestible powder at my local apothecary, grind it in my coffee grinder for five seconds, and then encapsulate ...

The natural health website DrAxe.com for instance claims frankincense helps reduce stress, boost immune system function, heal skin, prevent signs of aging, balance hormone levels, ...

Having been scrubbed vigorously from top to toe with a delicious-smelling sugar, frankincense powder and oil paste in a hammam-style wet room (a practically nude affair, not for prudes), I’m ...

A Christmas tradition that can be traced back to the story of Jesus's birth in Bethlehem is the exchange of gifts. The Bible records that wise men took him gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.

Frankincense oil is beneficial in tackling many problems majorly cold and cough. Besides, it is also used in religious works. You might not know this but Frankincense holds a great place in ...

Scientists predict a 50% decline in frankincense harvests over the next 20 years. Gold is probably fine, and we're not sure about myrrh, but frankincense appears to in trouble. "The future of ...

They’re sometimes referred to as kings from the East or the Orient, and sometimes as Magi, and they come bearing gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. That first one is something most people ...

The original Christmas presents were gold, frankincense and myrrh. That's what wise men brought to the baby Jesus, according to the Gospel of Matthew. Frankincense is still used today — for ...

Frankincense grows wild in the Cal Madow Mountains of Somaliland's Sanaag region, but the old trade is under threat as trees die from increased demand for their resin. Jason Patinkin reports.