Olive oil was used to produce both medicine and cosmetics: Hippocrates called it “the great healer” and Homer “liquid gold”, Galen praised it for its positive effects on health.
November 11, 2020 566 views
Cinnamon was once more valuable than gold. For centuries, cinnamon has been used in pharmaceutical products, as an incense, and as a perfume.
November 1, 2020 1,418 views
In ancient times, the resin of the Commiphora gileadensis, the balm of Gilead, was used to treat many ailments.
October 31, 2020 660 views
In ancient times, the resin of the Commiphora gileadensis, the balm of Gilead, was used to treat many ailments.
October 31, 2020 473 views
Balm of Gilead was one of the several components of the special incense that was used twice daily in the Holy Temple in Jerusalem.
October 31, 2020 503 views
In one of the many archaeological projects carried out to locate residues of balm of Gilead in a cave near Qumran, in the Dead Sea Basin.