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Boswellia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12) pa_lan:ki the resin of boswellia thurifera, gum olibanum (Ka.Skt.) (Ka.lex.) Olibanum: pa_lan:ki the resin of boswellia thurifera, gum olibanum (Ka. kunda olibanum or resin of boswellia thurifera (Skt.)(CDIAL 3296). Boswellia thurifera: molada kivi_ gad.d.e the resin of boswellia thurifera, pa_lan:ki, mukunda, kunda, kunduru (Ka.lex.) www.hindunet.org /saraswati/Indian%20Lexicon/boswellia.htm   (7578 words)

Probert Encyclopaedia: Nature (Bon-Bq)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12) Boswellia is a genus of balsamic plants belonging to the myrrh family, several species of which furnish the frankincense used commercially, known as olibanum. Boswellia thurifera is a large Indian timber tree found in mountainous regions. The Bot-Fly (Gastrophilus equi) is a family of flies (Oestridae) of which the larvae are parasitic in the bodies of hoofed animals. www.probertencyclopaedia.com /B1FB.HTM   (1580 words)

[No title] A pure extract of Boswellia serrata proved to inhibit the decompostion of the tissue that is charateristic of the rheumatic process, and it could also reduce the formation of inflammated tissue. The scientists also found that Boswellia works better and is less poisonous than the known substances, Ketoprofen, Indomethacin, Phenylbutazon and acetylsalicylic acid preparations, like Aspirin. Patient surveys have shown that Boswellia improves the blood flow to the tissue damaged by rheumatism, and re-establishes the functional capacity of the vascular tissue that has been damaged by spasms. www.vitaviva.com /en/Shop/Product_Details.5.0.156.aspx?tab=1   (592 words)

FRANKINCENSE - LoveToKnow Article on FRANKINCENSE Ai~3avwrs, later OCus; Lat., lus or thus; Heb., lebonah;3 Ar., lubdn;4 Turk., ghyunluk; Hind., ganda-birosaf), a gum-resin obtained from certain species of trees of the genus Bo.swellia, and natural order Burseraceae. The idea held by several writers, including Niebuhr, that frankincense was a product of India, would seem to have originated in a confusion of that drug with benzoin and other odoriferous substances, and also in the sale of imported frankincense with the native products of India. The gum resin of Boswellia thurif era was described by Colebrooke (in Asiatick Researches, ix. www.1911encyclopedia.org /F/FR/FRANKINCENSE.htm   (2713 words)

Boswellia Incense - Big Incense Guide   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12) Frankincense from Somalia A resin known as the universal incense from the Bible,harvested from a sacred tree, the Boswellia thurifera, Boswellia carteri... Boswellia serrata, Roxburgh (more), is the Boswellia thurifera, Colebrooke, a leafy forest tree... The regular frankincense is a good incense grade harvested from the Boswellia carterii tree in India; it has the classic, churchy frankincense scent. www.bigincenseguide.com /boswellia-incense.html   (773 words)

Frankincense biography .ms   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12) Frankincense is an aromatic resin obtained from the tree Boswellia thurifera or B. According to the Gospel of Matthew 2:11, gold, frankincense and myrrh were the three gifts brought to Jesus by the magi 'from out of the east.' Frankincense was lavishly used in pagan rites. The lost city of Ubar, sometimes identified with Irem, in what is now Oman, is believed to have been a centre of the frankincense trade along the recently-rediscovered 'Incense Road.' Ubar was rediscovered in the early 1990s and is now under archaeological excavation. frankincense.biography.ms   (169 words)

Frankincense One of the most difficult areas of research had to do with what plant deserves the title “frankincense.” It is accepted that frankincense is a member of the family Burseraceae, and the genus Boswellia. Although much has been made of the differences between the different species of Boswellia, it is universally agreed that historically, frankincense was an economically important plant. The Boswellia species which produce frankincense are only found in a few areas around the horn of Africa; Somalia, the Hadhramaut region of Yemen, and Oman. www.geocities.com /wiccantwinpaths/altarstuff/miscstuff/articles/frankincense.htm   (1451 words)

King's American Dispensatory, 1898: Olibanum.—Frankincense.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12) A dry gum-resin obtained from Boswellia Carterii, Birdwood, with its varieties, and several other species of Boswellia. , is the Boswellia thurifera, Colebrooke, a leafy forest tree of the Coromandel coasts and other parts of India. Though formerly thought to furnish olibanum, this tree is not the source of that drug, but yields a soft odorous resin which slowly hardens within a period of a year, and is used only by the natives as incense. www.ibiblio.org /herbmed/eclectic/kings/boswellia.html   (618 words)

[No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12) Frankincense (Boswellia carterii) comes from the dried tree sap (resin) of small trees found in Africa, China, Ethiopia, India and Somalia; with the majority of commercial frankincense coming from Somalia. Said to be reminiscent of a decomposing animal, Boswellia Thurifera has stiff low branches; scant, curly, and indented leaves; and thick bark seeping with clear, yellowing-white resin. The tear-shaped resin is about 65% water soluble gum, 30% alcohol soluble resin and 4% oil soluble essential oil. www.irismagazine.com /explore.cfm/archives/100023   (471 words)

Frankincense v.s. Olibanum What is commonly known in the West as Frankincense is the resin exude from certain trees of the genus Boswellia in the Burseraceae family. The best of the research on this theme seems to indicate that the Olibanum of the Old Testament is in fact Boswellia Serrata, a close relative of Frankincense which mainly comes from a tree best known in India, but which also grows elsewhere. There is a definate difference in aroma and color between Boswellia Serrata and the other Boswellia species. www.somaluna.com /category_frankincense.asp   (423 words)

FRANKINCENSE - Online Information article about FRANKINCENSE Gaumen, roof of the mouth; the ultimate origin is probably the root gha, to open wide, seen in Hindu writers on Materia Medica use for the resin of Boswellia thurifera the designation Cunduru. The gum resin of Boswellia thurifera was described by Colebrooke (in Asiatick Researches, ix. encyclopedia.jrank.org /FRA_GAE/FRANKINCENSE.html   (2246 words)

botanical.com - A Modern Herbal | Frankincense - Herb Profile and Information ---Description---Obtained from the leafy forest tree Boswellia Thurifera, with leaves deciduous, alternate towards the tops of branches, unequally pinnated; leaflets in about ten pairs with an odd one opposite, oblong, obtuse, serrated, pubescent, sometimes alternate; petioles short. Flowers, white or pale rose on short pedicels in single axillary racemes shorter than the leaves. This should be taken into account as some of the information may now be considered inaccurate, or not in accordance with modern medicine. www.botanical.com /botanical/mgmh/f/franki31.html   (913 words)

Naturallythinking Aromatherapy, Homeopathy, Flower Remedies Essential oils Essiac Tea. Handmade worlwide delivery When the juice comes into contact with air, this sap solidifies into tear-shaped lumps that are amber or burnt orange in colour and range from about one-quarter inch to one and one-half inches in size. Steam distillation of the gum resin of Boswellia carteri or Boswellia thurifera renders a clear pale yellow or yellowish green oil. It has a warm and woody, sweet and spicy, rich and resinous aroma, with a light lemony undertone. www.naturallythinking.net /shop/details_print.asp?ProdID=217   (385 words)

50+Health - Home/my 50+ health/Feature articles/December gardening from Roddy Llewellyn/Frankincense   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12) Frankincense (Boswellia thurifera), known to us all as one of the three gifts brought by the Magi to the infant Jesus in Bethlehem, was burnt on the altars of the great temples of Babylon and Jerusalem and offered up to the sun god, Ra, each day at dawn by the ancient Egyptians. The fl powder used by Egyptian women to darken their eyes is made from charred frankincense. Frankincense is the dried resin of the Boswellia tree. www.50plushealth.co.uk /index.cfm?articleid=1395   (449 words)

Frankincense Facts 1 Frankincense is Obtained from the leafy forest tree Boswellia Thurifera, Synonym---Olibanum. With other spices, it was stored in a great chamber of the House of God at Jerusalem. 9 Frankincense or Boswellia Tree is a 5 meters high tree with an upstanding trunk or trunks branched from the ground. www.pure-incense.com /Frankincense.html   (874 words)

8095   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12) Olibanum or frankincense Olibanum (frankincense) is an oleo-gum-resin obtained by incision from the bark of boswellia carterii and other species of boswellia (Fam. I shall venture to propose the following statement of synonyms both for the tree and the gum: Boswellia serrata (trivial names of the species might be libanus thurifera); Sansc. kundu) kundaru_ (perhaps the resin of boswellia serrata); (10) va_lam (perhaps andropogon schoenanthus) hr.i_ve_ra varhis.t.am divyam (all synonyms of hair and of water, ke_s'a_mbuna_ma); ka_la_nusa_ryya vr.dva_smapus.ya s'i_tas'iva_ni (benzoin); (11) s'aile_yam ta_laparn.i_ de_tya_ gandhakut.i_ mura_; gandhini_ (boswellia serrata) gajabhaks.ya_ suvanha_ surabhi_ rasa_; (12) mahe_ran.a_ kunduruki_ s'allaki_ (var. www.hindunet.org /saraswati/dictionary/8095TO.HTM   (14103 words)

New Page 1   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12) It was first brought to Europe in the late seventeenth century. There are two species have been known well, Boswellia thurifera and Boswellia carteri that the later has a higher alpha pinene level than the former. To make the gum a deep incision is made in the tree trunk where the resin exudes in tear-shaped globules which harden on contact with air. www.mentholthai.com /frankincense.html   (244 words)

Christmas Spices For the incense, he was to beat together equal amounts of frankincense, stacte, onycha, and galbanum. Frankincense (boswellia thurifera), myrrh (commpihora myrrha) and galbanum (ferula galbaniflua) are similar to each other in that they are all trees or shrubby bushes native to Asia and Africa. When slashed, they exude their perfumes as bits of resin called “tears.” Frankincense has always been the most esteemed of the three and the most used in worship. www.suite101.com /article.cfm/historical_plants/104911   (1305 words)

Boswellia Complex   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12) Frankincense 1: n aromatic resin obtained from the tree ''Boswellia thurifera'' or ''B. sacra''. Anti-aging cream 5: imply an artificial chemical extracted from the Boswelkia (frankincense) plant. Related terminologies are : Boswellia Extract, Boswellia Extract, Boswellia Sacra, Boswellia Sacra, Boswellia Serrata, Boswellian, Boswells, Boswells Campbell, Boswells Campbell, Boswells Harley, Boswells Harley, Boswells Harley Davidson, Boswells Harley Davidson, Boswells Party Store, Boswells Party Store, Bosworth Spindles, Bosworth Spindles, Boszormenyi Nagy, Boszormenyi Nagy, Bot www.thesonars.com /web/10560-boswellia.complex.html   (123 words)

The Herb Garden - Frankincense - Herbs & Oils The Latin name for Frankincense is Boswellia Thurifera. The bark is gashed and peeled, and then a milky white juice is produced. By steam distillation, the resin of Boswellia Carteri or Boswellia Thurifera brings forth a clear pale yellow or yellow green oil. www.mysticfamiliar.com /library/herbs_and_oils/frankincense.htm   (347 words)

FRANKINCENSE  Latin Name   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12) Comments: The genus name, Boswellia, is named after Scottish botanist, John Boswell (1719-1780). Its smell is said to calm and clear the mind. The common name Frankincense also includes the species Boswellia thurifera, which is used interchangeably with Boswellia carteri. www.vitamincity.com /herbs/frankincense.htm   (153 words)

Phoenicia, Phoenician Ships, Navigation and Commerce He is supported to a considerable extent by Theophrastus, the disciple of Aristotle, who says:[67] "Frankincense, myrrh, and cassia grow in the Arabian districts of Saba and Hadramaut; frankincense and myrrh on the sides or at the foot of mountains, and in the neighbouring islands. The trees which produce them grow sometimes wild, though occasionally they are cultivated; and the frankincense-tree grows sometimes taller than the tree producing the myrrh." Modern authorities declare the frankincense-tree (/Boswellia thurifera/) to be still a native of Hadramaut;[68] and there is no doubt that the myrrh-tree (/Balsamodendron myrrha/) also grows there. If cinnamon and cassia, as the terms are now understood, do not at present grow in Arabia, or nearer to Phoenicia than Hindustan, it may be that they have died out in the former country, or our modern use of the terms may differ from the ancient one. phoenicia.org /ships.html   (6539 words)

Encyclopedia: Northern Somali sultanates The Land of Punt, in Egyptian called Ta Netjeru, meaning Land of the gods, was a fabled and exotic site of trade for ancient Egypt, China and Arabia. Frankincense is an aromatic resin obtained from the tree Boswellia thurifera or. This article does not cite its references or sources. www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Northern-Somali-sultanates   (4287 words)

Frankincense If anyone has or knows of any sources, the information would be greatly appreciated. The botanical name of this leafy forest tree is Boswellia Thurifera, and it hails from the Burseraceae family. The tree is most commonly known for the highly scented gum resin that it gives off. www.suite101.com /article.cfm/3311/101944   (461 words)

Frankincense, Aromatherapy Pure Essential Oils, UK Frankincense (Latin Name Boswellia thurifera) 100% pure essential oil. Please use the Categories and Search to locate an alternative. If in doubt, do not use the oil product concerned. www.worldwideshoppingmall.co.uk /body-beauty/aromatherapy-essential-oil-frankincense.asp   (435 words)

Frankincense Essential Oil (boswellia thurifera) - France - Unscented - Escents Aromatherapy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12) Frankincense Essential Oil (boswellia thurifera) - France - Unscented - Escents Aromatherapy Credited for promoting the renewal of aging & dry skin, acne & scars. May also help to ease anxiety & stress related conditions, Frankincense slows & deepens breathing, making it good for meditation. www.escentsaromatherapy.com /productDetails/1001309/1001016/1000089   (45 words)

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