Tree grown from ancient mystery seed found in cave could be source of biblical balm

[Claira]

The resin of a tree germinated from a mysterious 1,000-year-old seed found in a Judean Desert cave could be the source of the biblical tsori, a type of medicinal balm, according to newly published research.

Radiocarbon dating has put the date of the seed’s origin somewhere between 993 CE and 1202 CE.

The tree, still in a pot, has been identified as a species of Commiphora, part of the frankincense and myrrh family.

Dr. Sarah Sallon, director of the Louis Borick Natural Medicine Research Center at the Hadassah Medical Organization in Jerusalem, found the seed in the Institute of Archaeology of Jerusalem’s Hebrew University. Prof. Joseph Patrich had excavated it from Wadi el Makkuk in the mid-1980s.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/tree-grown-from-ancient-mystery-seed-found-in-cave-could-be-source-of-biblical-balm/

[the13bats]

Amazing,  i do hope it becomes mature.

[jethrofloyd]

Astonishing story. The Tree of Life.

[Skulduggery]

This is really great (and this is right up my alley because I've done a lot of reading on extinct plants). However, when I have Googled 'Tsori' or 'Tsori tree', I only get results about this seed that was cultivated. I would like to research 'Tsori' in old liturature or documentation from what is available to read online but not having much luck. 

Edited September 27 by Skulduggery

[Claira]

2 hours ago, Skulduggery said:

This is really great (and this is right up my alley because I've done a lot of reading on extinct plants). However, when I have Googled 'Tsori' or 'Tsori tree', I only get results about this seed that was cultivated. I would like to research 'Tsori' in old liturature or documentation from what is available to read online but not having much luck. 

I don't know that tsori has been well documented, aside from a few scattered references to it in biblical texts. There's also not much in the way of current information as researchers have yet to conclusively identify it.

I'll do some research on your behalf to see if it's mentioned in any Hebrew documents. In the meantime, you might want to look up Balm of Gilead if you haven't already done so.

[Skulduggery]

1 hour ago, Claira said:

I don't know that tsori has been well documented, aside from a few scattered references to it in biblical texts. There's also not much in the way of current information as researchers have yet to conclusively identify it.

I'll do some research on your behalf to see if it's mentioned in any Hebrew documents. In the meantime, you might want to look up Balm of Gilead if you haven't already done so.

That'll do it. Thanks.

[Earl.Of.Trumps]

the big question... can you hoe it up and smoke it  

[Kleng]

Archeobotany is so cool.

[Piney]

7 hours ago, Kleng said:

Archeobotany is so cool.

Combined with ethnobotany and reconstructing paleo-enviroments makes it even more fun.