Frankincense
as a Medicine
Pharmacists
clarify the anti-inflammatory impact of boswellic acids
It was one
of the gifts of the Magi - in addition to myrrh and gold they offered
frankincense to the newly born baby Jesus. Since the ancient world the aromatic
fragrance of burning Boswellia resin has been part of many religious ceremonies
and is still used as a means to indicate special festive atmosphere in the
church today. But frankincense can do much more: "The resin from the trunk
of Boswellia trees contains anti-inflammatory substances," Professor Dr.
Oliver Werz of the Friedrich Schiller University Jena says. The chair of
Pharmaceutical and Medical Chemistry is convinced that these substances can be
very beneficial in therapies against diseases like asthma, rheumatoid arthritis
or atopic dermatitis.
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