What is onycha oil made of?

Answer by  fred99 (30)

Onycha oil is a natural substance that comes from Benzoin trees found in Sumatra, Java and Malaysia. It has to be extracted with a solvent and can then be purified to remove the solvent. There is a second school of thinking that says the bible is referring to a snail like mollusk that grows in the red sea.

Answer by  deram (45)

This is the antiseptic oil that was used in all hospitals and healing centers before the second World War. Onycha is a kind of root.

Answer by  FireSurfer (12)

Shecheleth (incorrectly called "onycha") was actually a plant exudation from the Rock Rose bush called "labdanum." Some believe the Rock Rose bush was the "Rose of Sharon." Labdanum was used with myrrh and was one of the ancient incense ingredients used by ancient egypt and Israel. Onycha is Labdanum.

Answer by  FireSurfer (12)

Onycha was one of the ingredients used in the Holy Incense in the Bible in Exodus 30:34-36. The original word for this ingredient was "shecheleth." When the Bible was translated to Greek, "shecheleth" was translated as "onycha." So the real word was "shecheleth" and NOT "onycha."

Answer by  jsmith (2067)

It is made by separating the essential oils from the sap of the tropical benzoin tree. This is a tree that is native to the islands of Indonesia.

Answer by  Lottadogs (1258)

Styrax Benzoin is a tropical tree that produces a resin. Onchya oil is extracted from the resin by use of solvents, which are then in turn removed to make this vanilla scented, thick, aromatic oil. It is used in wound healing either in the thick form or formulated into a tincture to be applied to wounds or infections.

Answer by  FireSurfer (12)

1.Onycha was a sweet spice. === Labdanum is a sweet spice. 2.The Gemara states that only kosher items may be used for the work of Heaven. === Labdanum is a kosher item. 3.The Talmud specifically states that although onycha (shecheleth) is not from a tree, it does grow from the ground and that it is a plant (Kerithoth 6b). === The rockrose bush which produces labdanum is not a tree, it grows from the ground and it is a plant.