Frankincense- The Pearl of the Desert In the ancient days, Frankincense was known as liquid gold. Frankincense, also called olibanum (Arabic: لُبَّانٌ, lubbān; Somali: luubaan; Hebrew: לבונה, levonah), is an aromatic resin obtained from trees of the genus Boswellia, particularly Boswellia sacra, The The English word is derived from old French “franc encens” (i.e. pure […]