| I believe the ancient peoples were on to something | | | | three important properties for an oil to be helpful |
| when they classified balsam fir, frankincense and | | | | against cancer cells. There has been quite a bit of |
| myrrh as oils fit for a king. These were the oils found | | | | research regarding l-limonene and various different |
| in King Tutankhamen's grave which was opened in | | | | cancers-skin, liver, breast, lung stomach, kidney and |
| 1922. These oils were considered to be of "royal | | | | colon in rats and rodents. One study showed that |
| nature." So important were these oils, that they | | | | limonene and related monoterpenes display compelling |
| were the only ones placed in the king's tombs for | | | | anti-cancer activity. Limonene has been shown to |
| the afterlife. In the New Testament stories of the | | | | have efficacy in preclinical models of breast cancer. |
| birth of the new king, Magi are seen coming from the | | | | Each study showed great promise for this compound |
| East bringing three gifts for the Christ child: gold, | | | | which is one of the most studied natural compounds |
| frankincense and myrrh. We now know that the gold | | | | in the fight against cancer. |
| was most likely "liquid gold" which at that time was | | | | L-limonene is found 13-20% in Balsam, 10-16% in |
| how they referred to a precious healing oil we know | | | | frankincense, and 0-1% in myrrh. And this is just one |
| today as balsam. | | | | compound in these oils and does not take into |
| As we look at the chemistries of these three oils we | | | | account the whole oil with the synergistic effects |
| see common factors-they are all anti-microbial, | | | | between the various compounds within the oils. |
| anti-inflammatory and immune stimulating. These are | | | | |