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| Common Names |
| Boswellia , Indian Frankincense, Salai guggal |
| Botanical Name |
| Boswellia Serrata |
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| BURSERACEAE or TORCHWOOD FAMILY |
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Boswellia serrata is a close relative of the aromatic Frankincense, both contain the anti-inflammatory boswellian acid, and are astringent and anti-inflammatory. Boswellia or Indian frankincense is one of the Ayurvedic gum resins which are referred to collectively as guggals. Guggals have been used traditionally to support the treatment of arthritis, ulcerative colitis, sores, and asthma. Boswellia is sometimes mixed with turmeric and another Ayurvedic remedy, ashwaganda.
Formulas containing boswellic acid combined with glucosamine are often used to relieve the joint pain of arthritis. The arthritis benefits from boswellic acids may be related to their impact on glycosaminoglycan metabolism; these are the same biochemical pathways affected by glucosamine. Boswellic acid also has an effect on the immune system. |
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Koehler's Medicinal-Plants 1887
 Since the biblical birth of Christ, frankincese, myrrh, boswellia, and other resin-releasing desert shrubs of the ancient Holy Land have been confused with one another. Today the wisest of botanists and chemists can't differentiate among the various members of the Burseraceae family especially in the Boswellia and commiphora genera. One botanical name of frankincense is B.thrifera, one botanical name of myrrh is B. commiphora. All of these plants bleed a sticky resin. (27)
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