Boswellia serrata
Also Knows as: India Frankincense, Salai guggul
Boswellia may be a tree that’s native to India, Africa, and Arabia. it’s commonly utilized in the normal Indian medicine, Ayurveda. Olibanum is another word for boswellia. It refers to a resin or “sap” that seeps from openings within the bark of several Boswellia species, including salai. The most constituent of the gum are boswellic acids, which are reported to possess anti arthritic properties.
Benefit
Benefits & Uses
Osteoarthritis: Taking extracts of boswellia can reduce pain by up to 65% and improve mobility in people with osteoarthritis in joints.
Aging skin: Applying boswellia cream to the face reduces fine surface lines, roughness, and sun damage in women with sun-damaged skin.
Asthma: Boswellia extract helps improving breathing, reduce sudden attacks, and decrease some symptoms in people with asthma.
Ulcerative colitis: It may be a sort of inflammatory bowel disease. Consuming boswellia improves symptoms of colitis in
some people. Boswellia may additionally improve symptoms in people with colitis who are already arrested .
Brain tumor: Boswellia extract might reduce brain swelling in adults with brain tumors.
Diabetes
Cluster headache
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
Cancer
Dysmenorrhea (Menstrual cramps)
Boswellia Serrata Extract
Specification
| Product Name | Boswellia Serrata Extract | ||
| Botanical Name | Boswellia serrata | ||
| Part Used | Gum Resin | ||
| Active Ingredient | Boswellic Acid, AKBA (acetyl-11-keto-B-boswellic acid) | ||
| PARAMETER | Specification | Method | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assay | 20% – 85% | HPLC/Titration | |
| Appearance | Powder | Organoleptic | |
| Colour | Off White to Creamish Yellow | Organoleptic | |
| Bulk density | 0.4 – 0.7 g/ml | USP <616> | |
| OTHERS | |||
| Total Heavy metals | NMT 10 ppm | USP<231> | |
| Arsenic | NMT 1 ppm | USP<231> | |
| Cadmium | NMT 1 ppm | USP<231> | |
| Lead | NMT 3 ppm | USP<231> | |
| Mercury | NMT 0.1 ppm | USP<231> | |
| MICROBIOLOGICAL AND PATHOGEN ANALYSIS | |||
| Standard Plate Count | NMT 5000 cfu/gm | USP<61> | |
| Yeast & Moulds | NMT 100 cfu/gm | USP<61> | |
| Coliforms | NMT 10 cfu/gm | USP<61> | |
| E. coli | Absent | USP<61> | |
| Salmonella | Absent | USP<61> | |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | Absent | USP<61> | |
| Staphylococcus aureus | Absent | USP<61> | |