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MYRRH [11 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-01-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- African myrrh
1, record 1, English, African%20myrrh
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A plant of the family Burseracea. 2, record 1, English, - African%20myrrh
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- myrrhe africaine
1, record 1, French, myrrhe%20africaine
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Plante de la famille des Burseracea. 2, record 1, French, - myrrhe%20africaine
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-05-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Botany
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- sweet cicely
1, record 2, English, sweet%20cicely
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- garden myrrh 1, record 2, English, garden%20myrrh
correct
- sweet scented myrrh 1, record 2, English, sweet%20scented%20myrrh
correct
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- cerfeuil musqué
1, record 2, French, cerfeuil%20musqu%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Botánica
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- perifollo almizolado
1, record 2, Spanish, perifollo%20almizolado
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2016-05-11
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Botany
Universal entry(ies) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- true myrrh
1, record 3, English, true%20myrrh
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- herabol myrrh 1, record 3, English, herabol%20myrrh
correct
- myrrh gum 1, record 3, English, myrrh%20gum
correct
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- myrrhe
1, record 3, French, myrrhe
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Botánica
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- mirra
1, record 3, Spanish, mirra
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- goma de mirra 1, record 3, Spanish, goma%20de%20mirra
feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2016-05-11
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Botany
Universal entry(ies) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Mecca myrrh tree
1, record 4, English, Mecca%20myrrh%20tree
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- baumier de la Mecque
1, record 4, French, baumier%20de%20la%20Mecque
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- baumier de Gilead 1, record 4, French, baumier%20de%20Gilead
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Botánica
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- Commiphora opobalsamum
1, record 4, Spanish, Commiphora%20opobalsamum
Latin
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2016-05-11
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Botany
Universal entry(ies) Record 5
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- opopanax myrrh tree
1, record 5, English, opopanax%20myrrh%20tree
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 5
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- Commiphora kataf
1, record 5, French, Commiphora%20kataf
Latin
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Botánica
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 5
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- Commiphora Kataf
1, record 5, Spanish, Commiphora%20Kataf
Latin
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2002-11-08
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Nutritive Elements (Biological Sciences)
- Medication
- Food Additives
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- guggulipid
1, record 6, English, guggulipid
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- ukkul myrrh 2, record 6, English, ukkul%20myrrh
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[An extract] made from the gum resin of a tree from India called Commiphora mukul and used in Ayurvedic medicine. 1, record 6, English, - guggulipid
Record 6, Key term(s)
- guggul lipids
- guggul lipid
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Éléments nutritifs (Sciences biologiques)
- Médicaments
- Additifs alimentaires
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- guggul
1, record 6, French, guggul
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- guggulu 1, record 6, French, guggulu
correct
- guggulipide 1, record 6, French, guggulipide
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Nom botanique : Commiphora mukul.Le guggulu est très utilisé en médecine aryuvédique [...]En médecine aryuvédique, la formule 68 (Guggul Raj), qui contient, entre autres choses, du guggulu est employée pour traiter les problèmes de circulation du sang et de tumeurs. 1, record 6, French, - guggul
Record 6, Key term(s)
- extrait de guggul
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2001-11-16
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
- Food Additives
- Perfume and Cosmetics Industry
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- myrrh
1, record 7, English, myrrh
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- gum resin myrrh 2, record 7, English, gum%20resin%20myrrh
correct
- myrrh gum 1, record 7, English, myrrh%20gum
- gum myrrh 3, record 7, English, gum%20myrrh
- hirabol myrrh 3, record 7, English, hirabol%20myrrh
- myrrha 3, record 7, English, myrrha
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An aromatic, gummy substance exuded by certain trees and shrubs growing in eastern Africa and Arabia used historically for its antiseptic, astringent, carminative, and stomachic properties. 1, record 7, English, - myrrh
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
- Additifs alimentaires
- Parfumerie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- myrrhe
1, record 7, French, myrrhe
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Gomme-résine fournie par divers commiphoras [...] utilisée pour son parfum depuis l'Antiquité. 1, record 7, French, - myrrhe
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La myrrhe est soluble dans l'alcool et partiellement soluble dans l'eau. Elle est utilisée dans la fabrication des médicaments, des laques, des vernis et en parfumerie. 2, record 7, French, - myrrhe
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1996-06-12
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Perfume and Cosmetics Industry
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- frankincense 1, record 8, English, frankincense
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
This essential oil is extracted from the gum resin obtained by making an incision in a tree which grows in Arabia and south-east Africa. The essential oil is yellowish in colour and has a balsamic aroma. Its perfume becomes slightly lemony when mixed with myrrh and aromatic spices.... It is a good nerve tonic, antiseptic, and pectoral(good for the chest). 1, record 8, English, - frankincense
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Parfumerie
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- encens
1, record 8, French, encens
masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Huile essentielle extraite de la gomme d'un arbre de la famille des] Térébenthinacées ou Burséracées originaires du pourtour de la mer Rouge (Somalie, Arabie), et utilisée depuis la plus haute Antiquité dans les cérémonies religieuses pour sa fumée odoriférante. [Ses propriétés sont] tonifiante et énergisante, anti-infectieuse des voies respiratoires, anti-inflammatoire, antidouleur et cicatrisante. 1, record 8, French, - encens
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1993-10-18
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Perfume and Cosmetics Industry
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- opopanax 1, record 9, English, opopanax
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
- balsamodendron kafal 1, record 9, English, balsamodendron%20kafal
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Root stock of an umbelliferous plant, indigenous in Syria, now recognized at Balsamodendron Kafal, furnishing a yellow milky sap containing an aromatic resin. (Perfumes and Cosmetics, their Preparation and Manufacture, 1922, p. 41). 1, record 9, English, - opopanax
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Gum-resin exuded by Commiphora erythroea,... a plant belonging to the family Burseraceae and found growing... in the Ogaden country. It is known also as bissabol, perfumed bdellium, sweet myrrh, and in Somaliland as habbak hadi, the gum of the hadi tree.... opopanax consists principally of gum, resin, and essential oil... separated by distillation.(Perfumes, Cosmetics and Soaps, 1950, p. 309). 1, record 9, English, - opopanax
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Parfumerie
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- opopanax
1, record 9, French, opopanax
feminine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
- opoponax 1, record 9, French, opoponax
see observation, feminine noun
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ombellifère succulente, plante herbacée, vivace à racines épaisses, à tige rude portant des feuilles pennatiséquées, à fleurs jaunes, réunies en ombelles, composées, dont on connaît trois espèces des régions chaudes. 1, record 9, French, - opopanax
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le véritable opopanax proviendrait de l'opopanax chicorium de l'Iran septentrional. Beaucoup de données de littérature relative à l'opopanax ont trait en fait à la myrrhe bisabol avec laquelle les parfumeurs la confondent souvent. (Technologie et chimie des parfums naturels, 1974, p. 273). 2, record 9, French, - opopanax
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
D'après Paul Fournier, «opoponax» serait une faute orthographique. 2, record 9, French, - opopanax
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1993-10-18
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Perfume and Cosmetics Industry
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- opopanax 1, record 10, English, opopanax
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
- balsamodendron kafal 1, record 10, English, balsamodendron%20kafal
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Root stock of an umbelliferous plant, indigenous in Syria, now recognized at Balsamodendron Kafal, furnishing a yellow milky sap containing an aromatic resin. (Perfumes and Cosmetics, their Preparation and Manufacture, 1922, p. 41). 1, record 10, English, - opopanax
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Gum-resin exuded by Commiphora erythroea,... in the Ogaden country. It is known family Burseraceae and found growing... in the Ogaden country. It is know also as bissabol, perfumed bdellium, sweet myrrh, and in Somaliland as habbak hadi, the gum of the hadi tree.... opopanax consists principally of gum, resin, and essential oil... separated by distillation.(Perfumes, Cosmetics and Soaps, 1950, p. 309). 1, record 10, English, - opopanax
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Parfumerie
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- opopanax 1, record 10, French, opopanax
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
- opoponax 1, record 10, French, opoponax
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ombellifère succulente, plante herbacée, vivace à racines épaisses, à tige rude portant des feuilles pennatiséquées, à fleurs jaunes, réunies en ombelles, composées, dont on connaît trois espèces des régions chaudes. 1, record 10, French, - opopanax
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le véritable opopanax proviendrait de l'opopanax chicorium de l'Iran septentrional. Beaucoup de données de littérature relative à l'opopanax ont fait en fait à la myrrhe bisabol avec laquelle les parfumeurs la confondent souvent. (Technologie et chimie des parfums naturels, 1974, p. 273). 2, record 10, French, - opopanax
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 1988-01-06
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Medication
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- Swedish bitters
1, record 11, English, Swedish%20bitters
correct, see observation
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In the long history of herbal medicinals, no single recipe has withstood the test of time like Swedish Bitters. It dates back to the 16 th century, when Paracelsus, the acknowledged father of modern medicine, recorded his formula for an herbal elixir containing aloe, myrrh and saffron.(Source : brochure produced by Nature Works). 2, record 11, English, - Swedish%20bitters
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"Swedish Bitters" is treated as a trademark by Nature Works. 2, record 11, English, - Swedish%20bitters
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Médicaments
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- élixir suédois
1, record 11, French, %C3%A9lixir%20su%C3%A9dois
correct, masculine noun
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
- élixir de longue vie 1, record 11, French, %C3%A9lixir%20de%20longue%20vie
correct, masculine noun
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Teinture d'aloès composée du Codex, à base d'aloès, gentiane, rhubarbe, zédoaire, safran, agaric et éthanol à 60 degrés C. 1, record 11, French, - %C3%A9lixir%20su%C3%A9dois
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
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