"Boswellia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A plant genus of the family BURSERACEAE used medicinally since ancient times. It is a source of salai guggal (the gum resin), boswellic acid (ursane type TRITERPENES), and FRANKINCENSE.
| Descriptor ID |
D029743
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.162.111
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| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Boswellia" by people in Profiles.
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A Pilot Study to Examine the Effects of an Anti-inflammatory Supplement on Eicosanoid Derivatives in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease. J Altern Complement Med. 2017 Aug; 23(8):632-638.
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The use of an anti-inflammatory supplement in patients with chronic kidney disease. J Complement Integr Med. 2013 Jul 01; 10.
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Boswellic acid inhibits growth and metastasis of human colorectal cancer in orthotopic mouse model by downregulating inflammatory, proliferative, invasive and angiogenic biomarkers. Int J Cancer. 2012 May 01; 130(9):2176-84.