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Preferred term

Boswellia  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Boswellia carteri
  • Boswellia sacra
  • Boswellia serrata

Scope note

  • 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.

History note

  • 2002

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URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D029743

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