Boswellia
"Boswellia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A plant genus of the family BURSERACEAE used medicinally since ancient times. It is a source of salai guggal (the gum resin) and boswellic acid (ursane type TRITERPENES).
| Descriptor ID |
D029743
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.650.940.800.575.100.162.111
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| Concept/Terms |
Boswellia serrata- Boswellia serrata
- Boswellia serratas
- serrata, Boswellia
- serratas, Boswellia
- Olibanum
- Olibanums
- Frankincense
- Frankincenses
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