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    Boswellia sacra, also known as Boswellia carteri and others, and commonly called the frankincense tree or the olibanum tree, is a tree in the genus Boswellia...
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    is an extract from the resin of the tree Boswellia sacra, and is now produced also from B. frereana. Boswellia species are moderate-sized flowering plants...
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    Frankincense (category Boswellia)
    There are several species of Boswellia that produce true frankincense: Boswellia sacra (syn. B. bhaw-dajiana, syn. B. carteri), B. frereana, B. serrata (B...
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    from the dragon trees (Dracaena species), elemi, frankincense from Boswellia sacra, galbanum from Ferula gummosa, gum guaiacum from the lignum vitae trees...
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    of the Burseraceae in the Western Hemisphere, while frankincense (Boswellia sacra) and myrrh (Commiphora myrrha) represent the same in the Eastern Hemisphere...
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    (Dioskurides and Plinius) held manna for crumbs of Frankincense, fallen from Boswellia sacra. Starting with Avicenna, the physicians of the Arabian and Latin Middle...
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    Resins of the Frankincense Species Boswellia papyrifera, Boswellia serrata and Boswellia sacra, respectively, Boswellia carterii: A Qualitative and Quantitative...
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    A tall frankincense tree (Boswellia sacra) stands out among the scenery...
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    Aureobasidium and preussia species of endophytic fungi isolated from Boswellia sacra produce indole acetic acid hormone to promote plant health and development...
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    Frankincense >5 g/kg >5 g/kg Boswellia carterii Frankincense >2 g/kg >2 g/kg Boswellia sacra Indian frankincense >2 g/kg >2 g/kg Boswellia serrata Ylang-ylang...
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    incense", though in common usage, it refers specifically to the resin of the boswellia tree. Whole: The incense material is burned directly in raw form on top...
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    have 900 plants including 60 endemic species. One of these plants, Boswellia sacra (frankincense), was a source of great wealth for Dhofar in antiquity...
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    University of Heidelberg. He was the author of the botanical name Boswellia sacra, a tree native to Somalia, Oman, and Yemen that is a major source of...
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  • Hyssop Hyssopus officinalis Leviticus 14:52 קטרת‎ qaṭṭərāh Incense Boswellia sacra Hosea 4:13 שושנ‎ šōšannāh Iris (then denominated "Lily") Iris palaestina...
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    Land of Frankincense UNESCO World Heritage Site Boswellia sacra in the Frankincense Park of Wadi Dawkah Location Dhofar, Oman Includes Archaeological...
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  • (libanos), meaning incense and by extension the frankincense tree (boswellia sacra), and the second the δενδρολίβανον (dendrolibanon, literally "tree...
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  • pale-white. According to Jeremiah 6:20, frankincense (Boswellia carteri, syn. Boswellia sacra) was imported into the land of Israel from Sheba, a country...
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  • Frankincense Dhofar 2000 1010; iii, iv (cultural) Frankincense, resin of the Boswellia sacra tree (pictured), was one of the most important luxury items of the...
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    the Boswellia genus. It, along with its acetate ester incensole acetate, is an abundant component of frankincense, the resin collected from Boswellia trees...
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    Salvia areysiana, and Kleinia deflersii. The ecoregion is home to Boswellia sacra, the shrub from which aromatic frankincense is harvested. In the 2001...
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    for grazing livestock, including cattle, sheep, goats, and camels. Boswellia sacra is a shrub or small tree that grows on drier northern slopes in the...
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    have been recorded in eastern Arabia. The most famous is probably Boswellia sacra, the frankincense tree, which only grows in the mountains of southern...
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  • reticulata Subspecies Cabralea canjerana subsp. polytricha Species Boswellia pirottae Boswellia sacra Bursera lunanii Canarium pseudosumatranum Canarium reniforme...
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  • indicum prolyl endopeptidase inhibitor Frankincense, incensole Boswellia sacra, Boswellia incensole is a TRPV3 agonist QS21 Quillaja saponaria (soap bark...
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    Frage nach psychotropen Stoffen im Rauch von brennendem Gummiharz der Boswellia sacra. Inaugural dissertation, Basel 1989; new edition 2019. "Das Haus "zum...
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    macdougallii Tillandsia usneoides Vriesea fosteriana Vriesea splendens Boswellia sacra Bursera frenningae Bursera microphylla Buxus balearica Buxus sempervirens...
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  • which had 12 botanicals including juniper, cardamom, nutmeg, and Boswellia sacra, had a "fresh, creamy and aromatic quality" according to Tina Brown...
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