Frankincense. Anyone?

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Frankincense and myrrh might be more along medicinal gifts?

Whatever the reason, it had to hold a very high value for the people bringing it.

From the article I posted:

About 2,000 years ago, frankincense was mainly prized for its use in religious ceremonies as incense, as most varieties have a woody, musky scent thanks to a group of chemicals in the resin called terpenes. At the time, thousands of tons were shipped from Africa around the Mediterranean, to India, and even as far as China, making frankincense one of the most lucrative commodities.

“Back then, Somali frankincense — Boswellia frereana — was the variety that was most traded,” Ali told Live Science. “In Arabic, it’s called Asli, which means ‘the original’ or ‘the first,’ and it’s thought to be the one that was presented to Jesus.”

Terpenes are how the various highs are achieved with Cannabis.

The woody smells come from the Humulene terpene (the light brown section of the graph).