HERBAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS - 46. Boswellia Serrata (Salai Gum)

Boswellia is a genus of trees in the order Sapindales, known for their fragrant resin which has many pharmacological uses, particularly as anti-inflammatories. The Biblical incense frankincense was an extract from the resin of the tree Boswellia sacra, and is now produced also from B. frereana.Medicinal Uses: Gum-resin extracts of Boswellia serrata have been traditionally used in folk medicine for centuries to treat various chronic inflammatory diseases.

• | Author: Himadri Panda
• | Publisher: Discovery Publishing House Pvt Limited
• | Publication Date: Apr 01, 2018
• | Number of Pages: 312 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 9386841266
• | ISBN-13: 9789386841261