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benefit
gum resin extracts of boswellia species have been traditionally used in folk medicine for centuries to treat various chronic inflammatory diseases, and experimental data from animal models and studies with human subjects confirm the potential of boswellia extracts as a treatment inflammatory conditions but perhaps cancer.
Anti-inflammatory benefits
boswellia serrata is an ancient ayurvedic herb from india and known among herbalists as a treatment for arthritis. It is also beneficial in helping inflammation and joint health. Extracts of boswellia serrata have natural anti-inflammatory activity at sites where chronic inflammation is present by switching off pro-inflammatory cytokines and mediators, which initiate the process. Analysis of the ingredients of these extracts revealed that the pentacyclic triterpenes boswellic acids possess biological activities and appear to be responsible for the respective pharmacological actions.
Boswellia and asthma
effects of boswellia serrata gum resin in patients with bronchial asthma: results of a double-blind, placebo-controlled, 6-week clinical study.
Eur j med res. 1998; gupta i, gupta v, gupta s, lüdtke r, safayhi h, ammon hp. Pharmakologie für naturwissenschaftler, pharmazeutisches institut der universität tübingen, tübingen, germany.