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Plant Boswellia serrata (Burseraceae)

Common Names
Salaki; Salai Guggal; Kundur Luban; Salai; Indian Olibanum-Tree; Indian Frankincense
How this plant is used
Medicinal
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
(+)-ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE 0 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(+)-LIMONENE 0 Essential Oil not available 45000.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
11-KETO-BETA-BOSWELLIC-ACID 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available 23058.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
2-ALPHA-3-ALPHA-DIHYDROXY-URS-12-EN-24-OIC-ACID 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-ALPHA-HYDROXY-URS-9-12-DIEN-24-OIC-ACID 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-ALPHA-HYDROXYTIRUCALL-8,24-DIEN-21-OIC-ACID 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available 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.
3-BETA-HYDROXYTIRUCALL-8,24-DIEN-21-OIC-ACID 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available 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.
3-KETOTIRUCALL-8,24-DIEN-21-OIC-ACID 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available 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.
3-O-ACETYL-11-KETO-BETA-BOSWELLIC-ACID 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available 550.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
3-O-ACETYL-BETA-BOSWELLIC-ACID 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available 150.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ACETYL-11-KETO-BETA-BOSWELLIC-ACID 4 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ACETYL-BETA-BOSWELLIC-ACID 5 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-AMYRIN 10 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-BOSWELLIC-ACID 10 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-BOSWELLIC-ACID 10 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available 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.
ALPHA-CAMPHOLENIC-ACID 0 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-CAMPHOLYTIC-ACID 0 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE 11 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available 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.
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available 9920.0 -1.17 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.
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antipneumonic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiprogestational 1 Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Antiproliferant 2 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Antiprostaglandin 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiprostatadenomic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Antiprostatitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antipyretic 1 Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
Antirheumatalgic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antisalmonella 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antisecretory 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiseptic 7 Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
Antishock 1 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Antispasmodic 9 Fitoterapia No.59-1984.
Antistaphylococcic 2 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.
Antitubercular 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (brain) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Breast) 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Cervix) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Colon) 1 Duke, 1992 *