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[[Image:Myrrh.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Myrrh from Oman]]
[[Image:Myrrh.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Myrrh from Oman]]
[[Image:Myrrhplant.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Diagram of a plant from which myrrh is produced]]
'''Myrrh''' ''(Commiphora mormor)'' grows as a shrub in the [[desert]], particularly in the deserts of [[Africa]] and the [[Middle East]]. The resin obtained from the stems of myrrh is used in medicinal concoctions. Historically, myrrh has been used in connection with [[gingivitis]] (periodontal disease), [[schistosomiasis]] (parasites), canker sores, cold sores, the common cold, [[halitosis]], [[pap smear]]s and ulcerative colitis.
'''Myrrh''' ''(Commiphora mormor)'' grows as a shrub in the [[desert]], particularly in the deserts of [[Africa]] and the [[Middle East]]. The resin obtained from the stems of myrrh is used in medicinal concoctions. Historically, myrrh has been used in connection with [[gingivitis]] (periodontal disease), [[schistosomiasis]] (parasites), canker sores, cold sores, the common cold, [[halitosis]], [[pap smear]]s and ulcerative colitis.