What was the original use of Myhrr?

Answer 1

It is an ointment/body lotion

Myrrh is currently used in some liniments, healing salves that may be applied to abrasions and other minor skin ailments. Myrrh is a constituent of perfumes and incense, was highly prized in ancient times, and was often worth more than its weight in gold. In ancient Rome myrrh was priced at 5 times as much as frankincense, though the latter was far more popular. Myrrh was burned in ancient Roman funerals to mask the smell emanating from charring corpses

Answer 2

Myrrh is currently used in some liniments, healing salves that may be applied to abrasions and other minor skin ailments. It is also used in the production of Fernet Branca.

Myrrh is a constituent of perfumes and incense, was highly prized in ancient times, and was often worth more than its weight in gold. In ancient Rome myrrh was priced at 5 times as much as frankincense, though the latter was far more popular. Myrrh was burned in ancient Roman funerals to mask the smell emanating from charring corpses. It was said that the Roman Emperor Nero burned a year's worth of myrrh at the funeral of his wife, Poppaea.

Answer 3

Myrrh is a constituent of perfumes and incense, was highly prized in ancient times, and was often worth more than its weight in gold. In ancient Rome myrrh was priced at 5 times as much as frankincense, though the latter was far more popular. Myrrh was burned in ancient Roman funerals to mask the smell emanating from charring corpses. It was said that the Roman Emperor Nero burned a year's worth of myrrh at the funeral of his wife, Poppaea.

Myrrh was used as an embalming ointment and was used, up until about the 15th century, as a penitential incense in funerals and cremations. It is alluded to in the Christmas carol We Three Kings. The scent can also be used in mixtures of incense, to provide an earthy element to the overall smell, and as an additive to wine, a practice alluded to by ancient authorities such as Fabius Dorsennus.

Answer 4

My girlfriend's father gave me some pieces of the resin and explained that they were used as a fumigant (to keep insects and the like away by use of smoke). Myrrh smells rather nice to me, but the insects certainly don't care for it. It was heated (not put in the flame and burnt) until and smoked: the smoke of course being the intended creation. Works in my book. As for as an oil, I am not sure. I am only familiar with the resin form.
Ken.

Answer 5

look up Myrrh on an essential oils site - it is used today for the same purpose as then. It is used as an expectorant, antiseptic and analgesic. It is helpful with arthritis, coughs and colds and generally boosts the immune system. It was, and remains, a valuable oil with several uses.

Answer 6

Heartburn medicine for the 3 wise kings

Answer 7

Firstly you,ve spelt it wrong...Its Mer and it was made to clean cars paint with. It does a fantastic job should someone come along with a can of lighter fuel and squirt it on your bonnet and set light to it.

Answer 8

myrrh is a type of incense (tree sap), simply smells good and if you burn enough of it the fumes are intensifying enough to make you feel as though you had a joint. That's why the catholic church uses it during mass (to calm all the participators and make them feel good and loosen their tongue's and their wallets.

Answer 9

Myhrr was used to hide the sent of the dead people as they lay in wake, only the very rich could afford it as it was very precious form of fragrant minerals.

Answer 10

Perfume?