| Botanical Name | Opopanax persicus Boiss. | Origin | Iran |
| Family & Genus | Apiaceae, Opopanax genus | Parts of Plant | Resin |
| Agriculture | Conventional | Manufacturing Method | Direct collection |
| Appearance | Pale orange to brown translucent sticky lumps with fine impurities | Odour | Warm sweet balsamic spice, mild herbal undertones, no animalic note |
| Specific Components | linear & angular dihydropyranocoumarins and polyacetylenes, plus polysaccharide gum | ||
Persian Opopanax Resin
Persian Opopanax is oleo-gum-resin exuded from damaged rhizomes of Opopanax persicus Boiss., a perennial herb of Apiaceae endemic to highlands of Iran, eastern Turkey, Iraq and Transcaucasia. Recorded in ancient materia medica, it is the true historic Opopanax, distinct from commercial sweet myrrh (Commiphora guidottii). It grows in high-altitude moist meadows with low resin yield and scarce commercial supply, frequently confused with African opoponax. Traditionally used as antispasmodic and expectorant in Persian herbal medicine and ancient incense. Nowadays it is rarely mass-produced, mainly applied in vintage natural perfumery and phytochemical research, marked by characteristic coumarin constituents.
