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Dtsch Med Wochenschr 2015; 140(25): 1874
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-106147
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Gold, Weihrauch und Myrrhe: Die heilenden Gaben der drei Weisen

Anna N. Wolter
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16 December 2015 (online)

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Fast jedes Kind kennt die Geschichte der drei Weisen aus dem Morgenland, die dem neugeborenen Jesuskind wertvolle Geschenke bringen. Weniger bekannt ist jedoch, welche Heilkräfte in ihren Gaben steckten. Vor allem die Harze Weihrauch und Myrrhe spielten schon vor Jahrtausenden eine wichtige Rolle bei der Behandlung von Krankheiten [1] und werden derzeit nicht nur von der Alternativmedizin wiederentdeckt.

 

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