DescriptionLabdanum, Cistus, Rose of Sharon, 05, 2019.jpg
English: Onycha is mentioned in the Bible in Exodus 30. One interpretation of onycha is labdanum.
Cistus plant (left) with petals said to resemble human fingernails and labdanum, the resin from the plant (right), said to resemble the black onyx stone. The resin is one contender for onycha.
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The left picture came from the Wikipedia Cistus ladanifer article and was labeled Cistus ladanifer capsule and seeds - MHNT
The right picture was given permission to be used from the site of Cretan Botano Mountain Herbs, botano.gr/products/cistus-creticus-labdanum-resin.
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This collage was created by Curtis Ward (CWatchman)
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Cistus plant (left) with petals said to resemble human fingernails and labdanum, the resin from the plant (right), said to resemble the black onyx stone. The resin is one contender for onycha.
Fleur d'un ciste (à gauche) et la gomme-résine « labdanum » qui en est extraite (à droite)