Boswellia serrata

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There Boswellia serrata or frankincense tree is an arboreal plant prevalent mainly in the Maghreb region, in South-East Asia and in the Indian territory.

Boswellia has always been a fundamental element of the Ayurvedic medicinal tradition, but in the last 40 years it has also been examined by Western medicine.
Although the first documented investigations in the literature date back to the early 1970s, the study of Boswellia serrata and its therapeutic potential for conventional medicine has intensified since the 1990s; this has made it possible to identify and characterize the active ingredients responsible for its various biological actions, observed in years of animal experimentation.

In the manufacturing sector, resin oil and extracts are used to make soaps, cosmetics, food and beverages.