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The Shulchan Aruch rules in OC 216:4 that there is a special blessing to say upon smelling "Afarsimon" oil. (The blessing is ברוך אתה ה' אלוקינו מלך העולם בּוֹרֵא שֶמֶן עָרֵב) The Mishna Berura there, quoting a number of Rishonim, explains that this is the ingredient of the Ketoret (incense burned in the Temple) known as Tzori which is likely the resin of Commiphora gileadensis.

Where can I get this substance?

Note: I found this product at the Temple Institute's gift shop. Is this the appropriate oil? Additionally, it is rather expensive. Maybe if someone can find just the correct oil for sale somewhere it will be at a more reasonable price.

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I wonder if the Balm can heal me from the commentless downvote. – Double AA♦ Feb 19 '12 at 16:59
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No, but the ACDN can! ;-) – HodofHod Feb 19 '12 at 17:16
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@HodofHod - this ninja is invoked simply by mentioning the acronym, and waiting for the uninitiated to scratch their heads? – Dave Feb 19 '12 at 21:57
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@Dave, Unless you feel like writing it out each time. I've explained it in two or three places already, and felt confident that DoubleAA would understand. (At least three people did.) It'll catch on. (If you think inside-joke memes are bad, stay far, far away from meta.SO :D – HodofHod Feb 19 '12 at 22:08
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@HodofHod Count me among those who disagree. Upvote quality content regardless of the other votes on it. – Isaac Moses Feb 20 '12 at 15:10
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