Frankincense
Boswellia Sacra
We currently supply by mail order and will soon be opening our online shop where you will be able to purchase a range of Frankincense products, from high grade Boswellia Sacra as used in Eastern traditional medicine, through to facial oils.
Meanwhile, please contact me for mail orders, or for further information.
cathyhigh@intouchhealth.com.au
Why is Frankincense used for health support? And does it work?
The links to the scientific papers below provide a vast amount of research and information that overwhelmingly confirms and details the therapeutic benefits of Frankincense.
All these papers are from the National Library of Medicine (founded 1836): https://www.nlm.nih.gov/about/briefhistory.html
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Effects of Frankincense Compounds on Infection, Inflammation, and Oral Health
"The increasing rate of antibiotics drug resistance, the cost of drugs, and the lack of access to healthcare systems for many people [1,2], especially in less developed countries, support the need for studying traditional medicines for sustainable, cost-effective therapeutic purposes."
This paper is an excellent overview. It is divided into the following sections:
Description of Frankincense Resins, Oils, and Boswellic Acids.
Modern Medicinal Uses of Frankincense
Anti-Cancer
Hypolipidemic and Hypoglycemic Effects
Antimicrobial Activity of Frankincense
Activity of Boswellia against Microbes
Activity of Boswellia against Fungal and Bacterial Biofilms
Antimicrobial Activity against Oral Pathogens
Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Frankincense
See the National Library of Medicine: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9268443/
Frankincense--therapeutic properties
"Contemporary studies have shown that (Boswelia) resin indeed has an analgesic, tranquilising and anti-bacterial effects. They reduce inflammatory conditions in the course of rheumatism by inhibiting leukocyte elastase and degrading glycosaminoglycans. Boswellia preparations inhibit 5-lipoxygenase and prevent the release of leukotrienes, thus having an anti-inflammatory effect in ulcerative colitis, irritable bowel syndrome, bronchitis and sinusitis. Inhalation and consumption of Boswellia olibanum reduces the risk of asthma. In addition, boswellic acids have an antiproliferative effect on tumours. They inhibit proliferation of tumour cells of the leukaemia and glioblastoma subset. They have an anti-tumour effect since they inhibit topoisomerase I and II-alpha and stimulate programmed cell death (apoptosis)."
See the National Library of Medicine: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27117114/
Anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer activities of frankincense: Targets, treatments and toxicities
"During the past two decades, scientific investigations provided mounting evidence for the therapeutic potential of frankincense.
Frankincense acts by multiple mechanisms, e.g. by the inhibition of leukotriene synthesis, of cyclooxygenase 1/2 and 5-lipoxygenase, of oxidative stress, and by regulation of immune cells from the innate and acquired immune systems. Furthermore, frankincense modulates signaling transduction responsible for cell cycle arrest and inhibition of proliferation, angiogenesis, invasion and metastasis.
Clinical trials showed the efficacy of frankincense and its phytochemicals against osteoarthritis, multiple sclerosis, asthma, psoriasis and erythematous eczema, plaque-induced gingivitis and pain. Frankincense revealed beneficial effects towards brain tumor-related edema, but did not reduce glioma size."
See the National Library of Medicine: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32027979/
