Olibanum is partially soluble in alcohol, and, like most of the balsams, probably owes its perfume to a peculiar odoriferous body, associated with the benzoic acid it contains.
From gum benzoin, either alone or mixed witholibanum or styrax, thrown on hot cinders or a heated shovel.
Gum benzoin, styrax, and olibanum (as last), of each 12 oz.
Olibanum occurs in the form of fragments, which are sometimes pale yellow, and at others of a reddish colour; these fragments have a splintery fracture, a mealy surface, a faintly balsamic odour and a bitter taste.
African or Arabian olibanum is produced by Boswellia floribunda.
Incense, of which olibanum forms one of the ingredients, owes much of its pleasant balsamic odour when burning to its presence.
The gum-resin is used and sold locally as an incense, but is soft and sticky, and is not the olibanum of commerce; nor is it collected for exportation.
Indian resin was the olibanum of commerce; insomuch that the very existence of Arabian olibanum came to be treated as a matter of doubt in some respectable books, and that down to a very recent date.
Olibanum is found nowhere except in the mountains of Dhafár, in the territory of Shehr; in a tract which extends 3 days in length and the same in breadth.
Hence the keen fragrance of gum-olibanum the young elephants have divided!
Notwithstanding the fact that the Romans carried on war in Arabia, none of them had ever seen an olibanum tree.
In Saba itself were not more than 300 families, called the saints, who claimed the cultivation of olibanum as a right of heritage.
Reduce the olibanum to as fine a powder as possible, bring it into a flask, add the alcohol and shake frequently.
Olibanum or Frankincense is the inspissated juice of various varieties of Boswellia, partially indigenous to Africa and partially to Asia.
Olibanum serves as an addition to fumigating pastilles, etc.
The olibanum could be exported only through the territory of the Gebanites, whose King also levied tribute.
Olibanum they obtain by burning styrax, for every olibanum tree is guarded by a number of small-sized winged serpents of a variegated appearance, which can be driven away by nothing but styrax vapors.
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