WEBVTT - What are frankincense and myrrh?

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to brain Stuff from how stuff works dot com

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<v Speaker 1>where smart happens. Hi and Marshall brain with today's question,

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<v Speaker 1>what are frankincense and Mr? Frankinsense and murr are both

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<v Speaker 1>resins or dried tree sap that come from trees, which

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<v Speaker 1>are common to Somalia. The way that people collect the

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<v Speaker 1>sap is similar to the way people collect rubber tree

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<v Speaker 1>sap or pine tree sap. Cutting the tree's bark causes

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<v Speaker 1>the sap to ooze out of the cut. The sap

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<v Speaker 1>used to create both frankinsense and mur comes slowly and

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<v Speaker 1>it's allowed to dry on the tree. The hardened sap

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<v Speaker 1>is then chipped off and collected and used as frankinsense

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<v Speaker 1>and mur Both. In the time of the Three Wise

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<v Speaker 1>Men and today, frankinsense and murr are commonly used to

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<v Speaker 1>create incense. You mix frankinsense with things like spices, seeds,

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<v Speaker 1>and roots to create different aromas. Traditionally, you burn the

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<v Speaker 1>powdered incense with a piece of charcoal in a sense

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