Ancient plant resin could save 1.5 million lives a year

Could an Ancient Plant Resin
Save 1.5 Million Lives a Year?

Ancient Egyptians attributed almost mystical powers to this resin… and it’s been used in religious ceremonies for thousands of years. That was enough to make it valuable cargo along ancient trade routes.

Before indoor plumbing enabled people to bathe frequently, they used the sweet smoke of this resin to make themselves smell better. Egyptian women mixed it into their eye shadow.

But there was more to it than a nice smell. It had medicinal uses in the ancient world. Now science is gaining a new appreciation for the things the ancients figured out by observation or trial and error. And they’ve found this is a powerful pain and cancer remedy.

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