Recently, a team of researchers published strong evidence for the use of tree resins in modern medicine. Not to be confused with sap, coniferous trees secrete resin (aka pitch) on their bark, both as ...

is a reddish resin extracted from Commiphora trees. The process of extracting sap from Boswellia and Commiphora trees is virtually identical. Incisions, or taps, are made in the bark of the tree ...