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FRANKINCENSE, OLIBANUM (Boswellia sacra Flueck.) ++Synonym — Boswellia carteri Birdw.
(HHB and WO2 data refer to B. serrata, so-called Indian Olibanum, synonym B. glabra Roxb.) I
doubt that many people can swear on a stack of bibles whether a resin is frankincense or myrrh,
or one or the other species or genus, or a mixture of many species. Let the buyer beware. The
frankincense problem is a frankensteinian taxonomic nightmare.
Activities (Frankincense) — Abortifacient (f; EFS); Alterative (f; BIB; EFS); Analgesic (f; HHB);
Anticomplementary (1; PH2); Antidote, hemlock (f; BIB); Antiseptic (1; PH2); Astringent (f; BIB);
Carminative (1; BIB; PH2); Depilatory (f; BIB); Digestive (f; HAD); Diuretic (f; BIB); Emmena-
gogue (f; EFS); Expectorant (f; BIB); Fumigant (f; BIB); Irritant (1; PH2); Memorigenic (f; BIB);
Sedative (f; BIB; EFS); Stimulant (f; BIB; EFS); Tonic (f; BIB; EFS).
Indications (Frankincense) — Alzheimer’s (1; COX; FNF); Arthrosis (1; COX; FNF); Asthma
(f; HHB); Bilharzia (f; BIB); Boil (f; DEP); Bronchosis (f; BIB; DEP); Callus (f; BIB); Cancer
(1; COX; FNF; JLH); Cancer, anus (1; BIB; COX); Cancer, breast (1; BIB; COX); Cancer, eye
(1; BIB; COX); Cancer, penis (1; BIB; COX); Cancer, spleen (1; BIB; COX); Cancer, teat (1;
BIB; COX); Cancer, testicle (1; BIB; COX); Carbuncle (f; DEP; JLH); Corn (f; JLH); Dermatosis
(f; GMH); Dysentery (f; BIB); Dyspepsia (f; HAD); Fever (f; BIB); Gas (1; BIB; PH2); Gonorrhea
(f; BIB); Insomnia (f; BIB; EFS); Laryngosis (f; BIB; DEP); Leprosy (f; BIB); Mastosis (f;
JLH); Nervousness (f; BIB; EFS); Neurosis (f; BIB); Ophthalmia (f; JLH); Orchosis (f; JLH);
Pain (f; HHB); Polyp (f; JLH); Proctosis (f; JLH); Respirosis (f; PH2); Rheumatism (f; BIB);
Sore (f; DEP); Spermatorrhea (f; BIB); Splenosis (f; JLH); Stomachache (f; BIB); Swelling (f;
BIB); Syphilis (f; BIB); Urogenitosis (f; BIB); Uterosis (f; HHB);VD (f; BIB); Water Retention
(f; BIB); Wound (f; PH2).