Sweet Myrrh Resin - Opoponax from Ogaden, Ethiopia myrrh or used as a food

or used as a food flavoring

The pine pinyon resin has been used as an incense additive

The smoke releases insensole acetate

The pinyon tree produces much needed desert shade and shelter

Sweet Myrrh Resin - Opoponax from Ogaden, Ethiopia myrrh or used as a foodSweet Myrrh Opoponax Commiphora erythraea Often burned as incense, opoponax has a warm, earthy scent. It's scent is considered to be like myrrh with a warm balsamic and sweet, honey like aroma. The essential oil is used as a fixative in perfumery. In biblical times, opopanax was applied for minor wounds, but has since fallen out of disuse medicinally. Hailing from the horn of Africa comes a relative of frankincense and myrrh called opoponax or sweet