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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Boswellia sp

Common Name
Encens Male; Olibano; Wierookboom; Ju Hsiang; Fustet; Weihrauchbaum; Olibanum; Frankincense; Incienso; Hsun Lu Hsiang; Clavalier; Strepuledium

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Uses for this plant.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Country/Region Reference
Abortifacient China Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Alterative French Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Astringent Italian Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Cancer Uk(Wales) Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Carminative Dutch Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Diuretic Spanish Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Emmenagogue China Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Nervine French Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Sedative German Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Stimulant US Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Tonic French Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Tonic US Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Tumor(Abdomen) Egypt Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.