Boswellia {Boswellia serrata}
Boswellia or Indian Frankincense
Ayurveda Characteristic and Uses
- Effect on doshas – Balances Vata, Pitta and Kapha
- Taste – Sweet, pungent, and bitter
- Energetics – heating
- Main Traditional Action: reduces inflammation and pain, stimulates respiration, and acts as blood purifier
- Other Traditional Uses:, Fever, digestive problems, antihemorrhoidal, antidiarrheic, anthelmintic, abortifacient, wound cleansing, antiseptic, and amoebicide
Modern Research
- Boswellia and its components have been shown to have anti-inflammatory effects and used in the treatment of asthma, brain tumors, colitis, Crohn’s disease, osteoarthritis, and rheumatoid arthritis.