The method entails topically applying to skin a composition comprising an effective amount of Commiphora mukul resin or an extract thereof that includes oleo
gum resin.
Frankincense is a
gum resin that possesses anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activity.
'I used Oman's world-famous frankincense - a scented
gum resin used as incense - to neutralise the effects of varnish.
Which of the gifts given to baby Jesus by the Three Kings is an aromatic, yellow-red
gum resin?
Evaluation of Anti-inflammatory and Some Possible Mechanisms of Antinociceptive Effect of Ferula assa foetida Oleo
Gum Resin. Journal of evidence-based complementary & alternative medicine, 21(4): 271-276.
It works as carminative and during studies, it was tested on laboratory animals where when taken in concentration 3 mg per ml of the
gum resin, it was able to inhibit contractions caused by chemicals potassium chloride, histamines and acetylcholine.
Healthy males received three capsules of BSE-018, equivalent to 786 mg dry Boswellia serrata
gum resin. Those taking the capsules with a high fat meal had a several-fold increase in plasma concentration time curves as well as peak concentration of beta-boswellic acid, 11-keto-beta-boswellic acid, and acetyl 11-keto-beta-boswellic acid after treatment.
Arsenio Ella, a scientist of the Forest Products Research and Development Institute of the Department of Science and Technology, said here during a recent gathering of Bicol's pili industry stakeholders that the softer, whiter and cleaner, and has more premium is the grade of the
gum resin.
In the current study, the effect of Boswellia serrata
gum resin extract (BSE) against collagen-induced arthritis in rats was investigated.
In a study of patients with advanced ulcerative colitis, six weeks of supplementation with Boswellia
gum resin extract (350 mg three times daily) produced significant improvements in stool properties, microscopic appearance of the bowel wall, and blood tests of inflammation.