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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

U.S. Department of Agriculture

E Boswellia sp (Burseraceae) PDF

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Common name(s)
Olibanum; Encens Male; Weihrauchbaum; Strepuledium; Fustet; Wierookboom; Hsun Lu Hsiang; Clavalier; Olibano; Ju Hsiang; Incienso; Frankincense

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Use	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	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.
Tumor(Abdomen)	Egypt	Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.