[[File:Olibanum.jpg|thumb|Alt=|350px|left|Boswellia carterii resin]]Other Names: Arbre à Encens, Bible Frankincense, Boswellia carteri, Boswellia carterii, Boswellia serrata, Boswellia sacra, Boswellie, Encens, Incense, Oleo-gum-resin, Oléo-Gomme-Résine, Oliban, Olibanum, Ru Levonah, Luban, KhunkRu Xiang, Ru Xiang Shu.<br>See also : [[Indian Frankincense]]<br>Frankincense resin and oil is obtained from [[Boswellia]], a genus of trees that are common in Asia, Africa, India and the Middle East. Frankincense was used for thousands of years as a base for perfume. Frankincense was also used in traditional medicines to treat inflammatory disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis and Crohn's disease. According to published scientific literature, frankincense may also play an important role in cancer treatment; however, data is limited. Natural supplements should not replace or supplement medical therapy without first consulting your doctor.
==Special Precautions of Frankincense==
* See warnings about [[Aromatherapy]]
* [[Ovarian Cancer]] : According to researchers at the University of Leicester, it has been discovered that frankincense contains cancer-killing properties for ovarian cancer. The compound AKBA (acetyl-11-keto-beta-boswellic acid) in frankincense has the ability to target cancer cells in late-stage ovarian patients.
* [[Bladder Cancer]] : A recent paper published in the journal Chinese Medicine identified [[sandalwood]]’s anti-cancer potential alongside that of a related oil, frankincense. Operating in coordinated but distinct ways, these two precious oils were observed to both promote cancer cell death and inhibit cancer cell potency. The latter effect is where sandalwood oil really got to show off its power, halting the viability of two particular cells implicated in human bladder cancers: J82 and UROtsa. Like frankincense oil, sandalwood was shown to activate certain signaling pathways in order to fight against these cells, but its mode of achieving this was found to be distinct from its partnered oil.
* [[inflammatory diseases]] : Frankincense is also used in traditional medicines to treat inflammatory disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis and Crohn's disease. Compounds in Boswellia extract have been shown to bind directly to 5-LOX, an enzyme that transforms fatty acids into inflammatory factors like leukotriene B4. A compound in boswellia called AKBA is the key to this beneficial action. AKBA (3-0-acetyl-keto-beta-boswellic acid) is one of the active ingredients in frankincense and has anti-inflammatory properties.
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