User:Herb5902/Boswellia

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Boswellia serrata (Frankincense)

Boswelic acid (multiple types)

Benefits:

  • Prevents the rise in blood urea and serum creatinine levels
  • Boswellia diterpenoids showed selective docking to acetylcholinesterase, several bacterial target proteins, and HIV-1 reverse transcriptase.
  • Antidiabetic
    • acts synergistically with Lactobacillus plantarum and Lactobacillus rhamnosus
    • prevents insulin resistance through inhibition of GSK3β activity
    • prevents islet destruction
  • Diarrhea
  • Arthritis
  • IBS
    • reduced abdominal pain,
    • bloating,
    • associated depression and
    • anxiety.
  • Asthma
  • Antibacterial
    • gum disease
  • may inhibit IL-1, IL-6, and TNF-α
  • Nuclear Factor-κB inhibitor


Side Affects:

  • may inhibit IL-2, and IFN-γ
  • minor flatulence

New Roots: Boswellia Extract

  • Filters well
  • Modestly unpleasant taste