Balm of Gilead (Bisham)
Commiphora gileadensis
About Balm of Gilead (Bisham)
Balm of Gilead (Bisham) (Commiphora gileadensis) is a herb used in the Ancient Egyptian Medicine tradition to help with Wound Healing, Skin Health, Respiratory Issues, and Anxiety. The aerial parts and leaves are the parts traditionally used, used both internally and topically.
Botanical background
Commiphora gileadensis, the Arabian balsam tree is a shrub species in the genus Commiphora growing in Saudi Arabia, Yemen, southern Oman, and in southeast Egypt where it may have been introduced. Other common names for the plant include balm of Gilead and Mecca myrrh, but this is due to historical confusion between several plants and the historically important expensive perfumes and drugs obtained from them. True balm of Gilead was very rare, and appears to have...
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist