Boswellia is a genus of trees in the order Sapindales, known for its fragrant resin. The biblical incense frankincense is an extract from the resin of...
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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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Boswellia serrata is a plant that produces Indian frankincense. The plant is native to much of India and the Punjab region that extends into Pakistan...
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Frankincense (category Boswellia)
genus Boswellia in the family Burseraceae. The word is from Old French franc encens ('high-quality incense'). There are several species of Boswellia that...
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Boswellia socotrana is a species of plant in the Burseraceae family. It is endemic to Socotra, Yemen. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical...
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Boswellia frereana is a species of plant native to northern Somalia where the locals call it "Dhidin" or "Maydi" (other spellings include: Meydi, Meyti...
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Boswellia papyrifera, also known as the Sudanese frankincense, is a species of flowering plant and frankincense that is native to Ethiopia, Eritrea and...
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Boswellia nana is a species of plant in the Burseraceae family endemic to the Yemeni island of Socotra. They are small trees or shrubs, sometimes so bent...
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Boswellia dalzielii is a tree species in the genus Boswellia found in Africa. The bark of this plant is used in traditional medicines. Gallic and protocatechuic...
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Boswellia ameero is a species of flowering plant in the Burseraceae family. It is endemic to the island of Socotra in Yemen, common locally in arid, partly...
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pentacyclic terpenoid molecules that are produced by plants in the genus Boswellia. Like many other terpenes, boswellic acids appear in the resin of the...
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Boswellia elongata is a species of plant in the Burseraceae family. It is endemic to Socotra. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests...
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Boswellia elegans is a species of trees in the order Sapindales, found in Africa. Engler, Heinrich Gustav Adolf Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik,...
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Boswellia ogadensis is a species of plant in the Burseraceae family. It is endemic to Ethiopia. Alemu, S.; Alemu, S.; Atnafu, H.; Awas, T.; Belay, B.;...
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Boswellia bullata is a species of plant in the Burseraceae family. It is endemic to northwestern Socotra in Yemen. Its natural habitats are subtropical...
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Boswellia dioscoridis is a species of plant in the family Burseraceae. It is endemic to the island Socotra in Yemen. Its natural habitats are subtropical...
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blood from the dragon trees (Dracaena species), elemi, frankincense from Boswellia sacra, galbanum from Ferula gummosa, gum guaiacum from the lignum vitae...
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Boswellia popoviana is a species of plant in the Burseraceae family. It is endemic to Socotra in Yemen. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical...
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Boswellia pirottae is a species of plant in the Burseraceae family. Endemic to Ethiopia, it is threatened by habitat loss. Awas, T.; Belay, B.; Demissew...
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Boswellia sp. A is an undescribed species of plant in the family Burseraceae. It is endemic to Yemen. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical...
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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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significance of the Burseraceae in the Western Hemisphere, while frankincense (Boswellia sacra) and myrrh (Commiphora myrrha) represent the same in the Eastern...
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root Sarsaparilla root Witch-hazel Eucalyptus oil Rosemary oil Boswellia carteri Boswellia serrata Detailed information on the bioactive components of dit...
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Amarkantak. It also has many medicinal flora and some of which include Boswellia serrata, Terminalia chebula, Hedychium coronarium, and Curcuma caesia...
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specific purposes. For example, myrrh (Commiphora myrrha) and frankincense (Boswellia species) in Hellenistic religion, the nine herbs charm in Anglo-Saxon...
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embalming. In its hardened form, mastic can be used, like frankincense or Boswellia resin, to produce incense. Gum arabic Mastika (liqueur with mastic aroma)...
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various oak species, Caesalpinia mimosoides, and in the stem bark of Boswellia dalzielii, among others. Many foodstuffs contain various amounts of gallic...
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Pilot-scale studies have shown some evidence of possible benefit for both Boswellia serrata extract and specific strains of probiotics in the treatment of...
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include Shorea robusta (sal), Toona ciliata, Diospyros melanoxylon (kendu), Boswellia serrata (salai), Terminalia tomentosa (asan), Terminalia bellirica (bahera)...
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is insufficient evidence of ASU safety. A few high-quality studies of Boswellia serrata show consistent, but small, improvements in pain and function...
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