Lubaan/Frankincense
English
  Name             
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Frankincense;
  olibanum 
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Other Names 
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Lubaan 
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Scientific
  Name 
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Boswellia
  frereana; boswellia carteri; boswellia sacra. 
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Description 
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A golden
  yellow gum resin extracted from a tree trunk 
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Medicinal
  Uses 
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Purifies the
  air from unwanted smells. 
Lifts the
  mood of a person.  
Helps improve
  memory. 
Neutralizes
  bad breath. 
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Fragrance  
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Purifies the
  air when burnt  
(place a
  piece of lubaan on an electric burner or on a piece of hot coal) 
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Methods of
  using 
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Drink the liquid after soaking lubaan in
  water (place a  small piece in a glass
  of water and leave to soak for a couple of hours.  
Chew a piece of lubaan until it becomes
  like chewing gum then remove and throw it away - do not swallow. 
Inhale the fragrance by burning lubaan on
  coals or on a burner. 
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More
  Information 
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http://www.saudiaramcoworld.com/issue/200003/scents.of.place-frankincense.in.oman.htm       
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