Myrrh Oil History Myrrh essential oil has been used for thousands of years in traditional healing therapies and in religious ceremonies. Common myrrh oil uses historically, include: Fragrance Embalming Flavoring for food Treating hay fever As an antiseptic to clean and heal wounds As a paste to help stop bleeding The Chinese frequently used myrrh as a medicine, and it remains a part of traditional Chinese medicine to this day. The main myrrh oil use by the Egyptians was for embalming and the J