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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Boswellia sacra (Burseraceae)

Common Names
Olibanum; Frankincense; Olibanum Tree; Weihrauchbaum (Ger.); Weihrauchpflanze (Ger.); arbol del incensio (Sp.); Oliban (Sp.)
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
(S)-1-ISOPROPYL-4,8,12-TRIMETHYLCYCLOTETRADECA-3E,73,11E-TRIEN-1-OL 0 Plant J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
1,8-CINEOL 0 Resin Essent. Oil 1.6 Abdel Wahab, S. M., Aboutabl, E. A., El-Zalabani, S. M., Fouad, H. A., De Pooter, H. L., El-Fallaha, B. 1987. The Essential Oil of Olibanum. Plant Med. 53 (4): 382-384.
1-OCTANOL 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap 3810.0 12700.0 *
1-OCTYL-ACETATE 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap 18000.0 60000.0 *
11-KETO-ALPHA-BOSWELLIC-ACID 0 Plant J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
11-KETO-BETA-BOSWELLIC-ACID 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap 253.3 -1.00 Han, B. H., Kim, K. M., Park, J. H., Park, M. H., Kim, T. H., Han, Y. N. 1985. Studies on Triterpenoid Corticomimetics (III). Arch. Pharm. Res. 8 4: 213-220.
3-ACETYL-BETA-BOSWELLIC-ACID 0 Latex Exudate Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
3-ACETYL-BETA-BOSWELLIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap *
4,23-DIHYDROROBURIC-ACID 0 Plant J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
4-O-METHYL-GLUCURONIC-ACID 0 Latex Exudate *
4-O-METHYL-GLUCURONIC-ACID 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
ACETYL-11-KETO-BETA-BOSWELLIC-ACID 4 Resin, Exudate, Sap 166.7 Han, B. H., Kim, K. M., Park, J. H., Park, M. H., Kim, T. H., Han, Y. N. 1985. Studies on Triterpenoid Corticomimetics (III). Arch. Pharm. Res. 8 4: 213-220.
ACETYL-ALPHA-BOSWELLIC-ACID 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap 2166.7 Han, B. H., Kim, K. M., Park, J. H., Park, M. H., Kim, T. H., Han, Y. N. 1985. Studies on Triterpenoid Corticomimetics (III). Arch. Pharm. Res. 8 4: 213-220.
ACETYL-BETA-BOSWELLIC-ACID 5 Plant J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
ACETYL-BETA-BOSWELLIC-ACID 5 Resin, Exudate, Sap 4333.0 Han, B. H., Kim, K. M., Park, J. H., Park, M. H., Kim, T. H., Han, Y. N. 1985. Studies on Triterpenoid Corticomimetics (III). Arch. Pharm. Res. 8 4: 213-220.
ALLO-AROMADENDRENE 0 Essential Oil Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
ALPHA-BOSWELLIC-ACID 10 Latex Exudate Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
ALPHA-BOSWELLIC-ACID 10 Resin, Exudate, Sap 106.7 Han, B. H., Kim, K. M., Park, J. H., Park, M. H., Kim, T. H., Han, Y. N. 1985. Studies on Triterpenoid Corticomimetics (III). Arch. Pharm. Res. 8 4: 213-220.
ALPHA-CALACORENE 0 Essential Oil Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
ALPHA-COPAENE 0 Essential Oil Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
(-)-Chronotropic 1 Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
(-)-Inotropic 1 Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 4 Sabinsa: A series of well documented proprietary PR booklets,
e.g.Sabinsa Corps. 1998. Bronchial Asthma - Its etiology and control with traditional herbal extracts. Sabinsa Corporation. Piscataway, NJ. 49 pp.
Acaricide 4 *
ACE-Inhibitor 4 *
AChE-Inhibitor 1 Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8.
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 6 *
Allelochemic 5 *
Allelopathic 3 Wright,C.W.(Ed)2002.Medicinal&Aromatic Plants-Industrial Profiles.Artemisia.344pp.Maffei,M.(Ed)2002.Vetiveria.The Genus Vetiveria.Taylor&Francis.NY,NY.191pp.Southwell,I.,Lowe,R.(Eds)1999.Tea Tree.The Genus Melaleuca.Harwood Acad.Pub.Amsterdam,Netherlands.
Allergenic 9 *
Analgesic 5 Kauderer, B., Zamith, H., Paumgartten, F.J.R., and Speit, G. Evaluation of the Mutagenicity of B-Myrcene in Mammalian Cells In Vitro. Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis 18: 28-34, 1991.
Anesthetic 1 *
Antiacetylcholine 1 Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Antiacetylcholinesterase 7 *
Antiacne 5 *
Antiadenomic 2 *
Antiallergic 4 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Antialzheimeran? 1 Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8.
Antianaphylactic 1 *
Antiarthritic 2 Bezanger-Beauquesne, L. Noveautes en Phytotherapie. Huitieme Revue. Plantes medicinales et phytotherapie, 25: 46-76, 1991.