Opopanax (perfumery)
OLEO-GUM-RESIN OF COMMIPHORA GUIDOTTII
Carpobalsamum; Xylobalsamum; Opoponax; Balsamodendron ehrenbergianum; Balsam of Gilead; Bisabol; Perfumery's opopanax; Opopanax of perfumery; Sweet myrrh
Opopanax is the commercial name of bisabol or bissabol, the fragrant oleo-gum-resin of Commiphora guidottii. It has been a major export article from Somalia since ancient times, and is called hebbakhade, habaghadi or habak hadi (habbak haddi) in Somali.