BOTANICAL NAME |
Boswellia serrata ROXB. |
FAMILY |
BURSERACEAE |
COMMON NAMES/VERNACULAR NAMES |
Hindi-Kundur, Luban, Salai, Salaga; Sanskrit-Gajapriya, gajasana, guggu, hladini 9** |
PART USED |
Gum resin |
DISTRIBUTION |
This species is endemic to india and has been recorded on dry hills and slopes, on gravelly soild between an altitude range of 275 - 900m. In punjab, uttar pradesh, bihar, madhya pradesh, and peninsular india. |
PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTIVITY |
Antiplasmodial Effects (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28738439) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26514509 |
THERAPETIC USES AS PER API |
issued to treat jvara, Pradara, Svasa, Pittabhisyanda, Sarkameha, Vrasna Sula, Mukharoga, Uka, Etc |
CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS |
Boswellia serrata contains chemical constituents mainly β-boswellic acid, acetyl-β-boswellic acid, 11-keto-β-boswellic acid and acetyl-11-keto-β-boswellic acid.[8] Among boswellic acids, acetyl-11-keto-β-boswellic acid (AKBA) is the most potent in vitro inhibitor of 5-lipoxygenase |