Symbol Meaning. The Greek word for âfishâ is âichthusâ (transliterated from the Greek). The early Christians formed an acrostic from these letters as follows: I= Iesous (Jesus); CH=Christos (Christ); TH=Theous (God); U= UIOS (Son); SOTER (Savior).he Greek word for âfishâ is âichthusâ (transliterated from the Greek). The early Christians formed an acrostic from these letters as follows: I= Iesous (Jesus); CH=Christos (Christ); TH=Theous (God); U= UIOS (Son); SOTER (Savior).
Origins of Gum Arabic. Derived from the sap of the African acacia tree, gum arabic is one of the worldâs most common gums with the longest history. Also known as gum acacia, it was used in ancient times for purposes as varied as mummification and inks for hieroglyphics.oday, gum arabic is harvested in the gum belt of Africa, in nations such as Chad, Eritrea, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, and Sudan.
Myrrh is a common resin in the Horn of Africa. An essential oil extracted from myrrh (Commiphora myrrha). Myrrh /ËmÉr/ from the Hebrew '×××¨' (mor) and Arabic ÙØ± (mur) is the aromatic resin of a number of small, thorny tree species of the genus Commiphora, which is an essential oil termed an oleoresin.Myrrh resin is a natural gum.he oleo gum resins of a number of other Commiphora species are also used as perfumes, medicines (such as aromatic wound dressings), and incense ingredients. These myrrh-like resins are known as opopanax, balsam, bdellium, guggul and bisabol.