Boswellia
"Boswellia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A plant genus of the family BURSERACEAE used medicinally since ancient times. It is a source of salai guggal (the gum resin), boswellic acid (ursane type TRITERPENES), and FRANKINCENSE.
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D029743
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.162.111
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| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Boswellia" by people in Profiles.
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Kavitha JV, Rosario JF, Chandran J, Anbu P. Hypoglycemic and other related effects of Boswellia glabra in alloxan-induced diabetic rats. Indian J Physiol Pharmacol. 2007 Jan-Mar; 51(1):29-39.
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Fan AY, Lao L, Zhang RX, Wang LB, Lee DY, Ma ZZ, Zhang WY, Berman B. Effects of an acetone extract of Boswellia carterii Birdw. (Burseraceae) gum resin on rats with persistent inflammation. J Altern Complement Med. 2005 Apr; 11(2):323-31.