A quick demonstration into how the Frankincense trees are tapped . The video was taken in Wadi Dowka, a government preservation project for the Frankincense trees. The process of tapping is quite difficult and it really involves skilled labourers to tap the trees without damaging them. If the trees are over tapped this will cause the trees to not allow themselves to heal thus resulting in a decline in the frankincense tree. An issue that is currently facing Somalia due to large corporations from the U.S , who demand large amounts of boswellia Carteri resins to make essential oils for their MLM schemes. Buy from reputable companies that actually care for the trees.

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