Frankincense herbal material

Frankincense

Overview

Aliases

Rutouxiang, Taxiang, Masidaji, Tianzexiang, Molexiang, Duluxiang, Duojialuoxiang, Yuxiang

Nature and Flavor

Warm; Pungent, Bitter

What's Inside

Ingredients

It mainly contains resin, gum, volatile oil and bitter substances. The main components of the resin are free α-boswellic acid, β-boswellic acid, as well as bound boswellic acid and olibanoresene. The main components of the volatile oil are pinene, limonene and α-phellandrene.

Therapeutic Effects

It has analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects. Oral administration can promote an increase in various leukocytes, accelerate the absorption of inflammatory exudate and promote wound healing. It can also lower the ulcer index of pylorus ligation and the free acidity of gastric juice, and alleviate gastric mucosal damage caused by drugs such as aspirin, phenylbutazone and reserpine.

Precautions

No precautions information available

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ONLY AND IS NOT INTENDED AS MEDICAL ADVICE.