Frankincense has a "magical" reputation - especially in the Middle East - believed to enhance communication.
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Frankincense has a "magical" reputation - especially in the Middle East - believed to enhance communication. There are over 52 references to it in the Bible. In Ayurvedic medicine, Frankincense has been used for arthritis, rheumatism, bronchitis, asthma, dysentery, diarrhoea, jaundice, inflammatory skin diseases and ulcers.
Actions include: anti-inflammatory, expectorant, diuretic, analgesic, antibiotic, antifungal, anti-arthritic. Frankincense has a pleasant, sweet and woody odor.
Botanical Name | Boswellia carterii |
Organic Status | Conventional |
Country of Origin | Ethiopia |
Plant Part | Resin |
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