The main components of frankincense extract are volatile oil, resin and gum, of which resin content is 60% to 70%, gum content is 27% to 35%, volatile oil is 3% to 8%, and the rest is impurities and water
Product Name |
Boswellia Powder |
Specification |
10:1 |
Appearance |
Brown Powder |
Extraction Source: |
Boswellia |
Store |
Cool Dry Place |
Shelf Life |
2 years |
1 Analgesic effect
Frankincense can directly act on nerve endings to relieve pain, and can also inhibit capillary permeability, improve local blood circulation, promote the absorption of exudate at the lesion, and achieve the purpose of reducing swelling and relieving pain. The active ingredient of the frankincense analgesic is volatile oil, and its main active ingredient is octyl acetate. Other studies have shown that its resin also has a certain analgesic effect. Zheng Hangsheng et al. found in the writhing reaction experiment of mice that the frankincense volatile oil group and the frankincense alcohol extract + volatile oil group had obvious analgesic effects on mice, which were significantly different from those in the normal saline group.
2 Anti-inflammatory effect
Boswellic acids have good anti-inflammatory effects without obvious side effects, and are a class of safe and well-tolerated non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
3 Anti-gastric ulcer effect
The anti-ulcer effect of frankincense is mainly through reducing the free acidity in the stomach, anti-helicobacter pylori and anti-inflammatory effects.
4 Antioxidant effect
Frankincense essential oil showed satisfactory antioxidant activity when added to sunflower oil, and had better antioxidant activity in olive oil. Therefore, frankincense can be used as a natural active ingredient or additive in pharmaceutical preparations and cosmetics, and can expand the observation of the antioxidant effect of frankincense and its stability in drugs and cosmetics