Frankincense is a sap tapped from the Boswellia tree by slashing the bark and allowing the resins to flow and harden. This odd-sounding substance has been used in folk medicine for various conditions (such as Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, and rheumatoid arthritis) for millennia. Frankincense (Boswellia spp.) was the incense used in the ancient Hebrew Temple in Jerusalem and was, famously, one of the gifts of the Magi in the Gospels.
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