background & aim: in traditional medicine, boswellia species gum resin known as frankincense or olibanum, has been administrated in elderly for enhancement of memory and also in pregnant women to increase memory and intelligence of progeny. however, it has been rarely scientifically documented so far. we have previously reported that maternal administration of frankincense during lactation ...

Abstract Boswellia has been widely used in traditional medicine for the treatment of different diseases such as cancer in Iran. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of the gum methanol extract of Boswellia thurifera on the viability and P53 gene expression of cultured breast cancer cells. The gum methanol extract was obtained in various concentrations using the maceration method. No...

Osteoarthritis is major cause of morbidity and impaired quality of life among the elderly persons. The prolong use of NSAIDs in elderly, is required for constant relief of pain, but they are associated with adverse drug effects. Thus long term use of NSAIDs compromise with its safety profile.The present study was undertaken to evaluate the long term clinical efficacy and safety of Flexiqule(Bos...

In the present paper we have investigated Psorolin B ointment for improving bio-mechanical property of skin. is proprietary Siddha formulation composed Boswellia serrata, Wrightia tinctoria, Cynodon dactylon, Hydnocarpus laurifolia and red ochre. The property/elasticity skin evaluated in volar forearm region by four different methods such as applying uniaxial force, centripetal vacuum suction i...

background and objectives: commiphora habessinica (o.berg) engl. (burseraceae), boswellia sacra flueck (burseraceae), phoenix dactylifera l. (arecaceae), and doronicum glaciale (wulfen) nyman (asteraceae) are of ethnomedicinal importance in persian folk medicine and are widely used to treat infectious diseases. the aim of the present study was to investigate the antimicrobial properties of thes...