Frances Larina on Nostr: Frankincense and myrrh were expensive gifts in ancient times, but medicinally they ...
Frankincense and myrrh were expensive gifts in ancient times, but medicinally they were widely used after childbirth to reduce pain and bleeding - when people could afford them. I posit those gifts from the Magi in the story were not for the wee baby, but for his mother.
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