Q.- Where does Young Living acquire frankincense? A.- There are many species of frankincense that come from different countries in the world. Young Living has a distillery and farm in Salalah, Oman, where it distills the resin of the sacred frankincense (Boswellia sacra) tree, which grows in Oman. The oil produced is the most prized frankincense in the world and the one believed by archaeologists to be the frankincense taken to the Christ Child. Young Living is the only company with a license issued from the Omani government to legally distill and export it. Anyone else making that claim is not telling the truth. Young Living also distills Boswellia carterii, which comes from Somalia and is distilled in Kenya. Boswellia frereana comes from Western Somalia. This oil is used more in the perfume industry, as it has little therapeutic value, except in oral hygiene. Comparing Boswellia sacra and Boswellia carterii to Boswellia frereana is like comparing a diamond to cubic zirconium. It might smell nice, but you need to carefully consider the source and species of your frankincense if you are using it for therapeutic application. Young Living also distills sweet myrrh (Commiphora erythraea) at its facility in Oman. This sweet myrrh, as it is referred to in the Bible, is gathered from a mountainous region of Yemen and shipped to Oman. It is being distilled for the first time in hundreds of years.
Posted on: Thu, 01 Aug 2013 20:28:16 +0000
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