Frankincense Essential Oil

  • Botanical Name: Boswellia carterii, Boswellia frereana, Boswellia sacra
  • Alternative Names: Olibanum
  • Botanical Family: Burseraceae
  • Primary Constituent: Alpha-pinene
  • Other Main Constituents: Limonene, Caprylyl acetate
  • Distillation Method: Steam Distillation
  • Plant Part: Resin

Biological activities of frankincense essential oil in human dermal fibroblasts

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Han X, Rodriguez D, Parker TL Biochimie Open, 2017 ABSTRACT: Although frankincense essential oil (FREO) has become increasingly popular in skin care, research on its biological activities in human skin cells is scarce, if not completely absent. In the current study, we explored the biological activities of FREO in pre-inflamed human dermal fibroblasts by analyzing… Read more »

Essential oils and their constituents as anticancer agents: a mechanistic view

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Gautam N, Mantha AK, Mittal S BioMed Research International, 2014 ABSTRACT: Exploring natural plant products as an option to find new chemical entities as anticancer agents is one of the fastest growing areas of research. Recently, in the last decade, essential oils (EOs) have been under study for their use in cancer therapy and the… Read more »

Aromatherapy for pain management in labour

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Smith CA, Collins CT, Crowther CA Cochrane database of systematic reviews, 2011 ABSTRACT: Aromatherapy draws on the healing power of plants with the use of essential oils to enhance physical and mental wellbeing. The oils may be massaged into the skin, in a bath or inhaled using a steam infusion or burner. The pain of labour can be intense,… Read more »