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Olibanum
Boswellia sacra
Olibanum · Frankincense · Olibanum Tree · Weihrauchbaum (Ger.) · Weihrauchpflanze (Ger.) · arbol del incensio (Sp.) · Oliban (Sp.) · Frankincense tree · Mugereh · Weihrauch · Weihrauchbaum · Weihrauchpflanze · arbre à encens · frankincense · kadidlovník pravý · kadzidla Cartera · mogar · moxor · oliban
At a glance
Origin / distribution: not documented
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: not documented
Science studied: ACETYL-BETA-BOSWELLIC-ACID, ARABINOSE, ALLO-AROMADENDRENE, BASSORIN
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Burseraceae
Scientific name: Boswellia sacra
Common names: Olibanum, Frankincense, Olibanum Tree, Weihrauchbaum (Ger.), Weihrauchpflanze (Ger.), arbol del incensio (Sp.), Oliban (Sp.), Frankincense tree, Mugereh, Weihrauch, Weihrauchbaum, Weihrauchpflanze, arbre à encens, frankincense, kadidlovník pravý, kadzidla Cartera, mogar, moxor, oliban
History
Historical context is not documented in this record.
Origins and distribution
not documented in this record
Documented cultural uses
not documented in this record
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
- Spectral signature mapping and deep learning detection of Frankincense (Boswellia Sacra) using worldview-3 imagery. · 2026 source ↗
- Potent Anticancer, Antimicrobial, and Anti-Inflammatory Activities of Boswellia sacra Extracted Oil Nanoemulgel. · 2026 source ↗
- Chemo Profiling and In Vitro and In Silico Exploration of Essential Oils From Stem and Leaves of Boswellia sacra Fluck. · 2026 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ACETYL-BETA-BOSWELLIC-ACID
- ARABINOSE
- ALLO-AROMADENDRENE
- BASSORIN
- TRANS-ALPHA-BERGAMOTENE
- ALPHA-BOSWELLIC-ACID
- 3-ACETYL-BETA-BOSWELLIC-ACID
- BETA-BOURBONENE
- CADINENE
- DELTA-CADINENE
- ALPHA-COPAENE
- BETA-ELEMENE
- EO
- ETHYL-LAURATE
- GALACTOSE
- ALPHA-GURJUNENE
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- INCENSOLE-ACETATE
- INCENSOLE-OXIDE
- ISOINCENSOLE-OXIDE
- (S)-1-ISOPROPYL-4,8,12-TRIMETHYLCYCLOTETRADECA-3E,73,11E-TRIEN-1-OL
- 11-KETO-ALPHA-BOSWELLIC-ACID
- 4-O-METHYL-GLUCURONIC-ACID
- ALPHA-MUUROLENE
- GAMMA-MUUROLENE
- MYRCENE
- OCTYL-ACETATE
- PHELLANDRENE
- BETA-PHELLANDRENE
- SELINA-4,11-DIENE
- GAMMA-TERPINENE
- ALPHA-TERPINYL-ACETATE
- TRANS-VERBENOL
- 4,23-DIHYDROROBURIC-ACID
- FARNESENE
- BETA-GUAIENE
- ALPHA-THUJENE
- ALPHA-YLANGENE
- AROMADENDRENE
- BETA-BOSWELLIC-ACID
- BETA-1-CADINENE
- CALAMENENE
- ALPHA-CUBEBENE
- DELTA-GUAIENE
- INCENSOLE
- ISOINCENSOLE
- OCTANOL
- ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE
- SABINENE
- BETA-SELINENE
- TERPINOLENE
- ALPHA-HUMULENE
- TERPENES
- MUCILAGE
- BORNEOL
- CARVONE
- CARYOPHYLLENE
- LIMONENE
- TRANS-PINOCARVEOL
- TERPINEN-4-OL
- 1,8-CINEOL
- 11-KETO-BETA-BOSWELLIC-ACID
- ACETYL-11-KETO-BETA-BOSWELLIC-ACID
- ACETYL-ALPHA-BOSWELLIC-ACID
- ALPHA-PINENE
- ALPHA-TERPINENE
- ALPHA-TERPINEOL
- BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE
- BETA-PINENE
- BORNEOL-ACETATE
- CAMPHENE
- CARYOPHYLLENE-OXIDE
- CEMBRENE
- CIS-BETA-OCIMENE
- CITRONELLOL-ACETATE
- DECAN-1-OL
- DECAN-1-OL-ACETATE
- GERANIOL-ACETATE
- HEXAN-1-OL-ACETATE
- HEXAN-1-OL-HEXANOATE
- HEXYL-OCTANOATE
- ISOCEMBRENE
- LINALOOL
- NEROL-ACETATE
- O-ACETYL-BETA-BOSWELLIC-ACID
- O-METHYL-ANISOLE
- OCTAN-1-OL
- OCTAN-1-OL-ACETATE
- P-CYMENE
- P-MENTHA-1,4-DIEN-8-OL
- SELINA-5,7(11)-DIENE
- TRANS-BETA-OCIMENE
- ALPHA-CALACORENE
- ALPHA-GUAIENE
- ALPHA-SELINENE
- ANISALDEHYDE
- BETA-COPAENE
- BETA-HUMULENE
- BETA-YLANGENE
- D-BORNEOL
- DELTA-ELEMENE
- DIPENTENE
- FARNESANE
- FARNESOL
- GAMMA-CADINENE
- HOMOMYRCENE
- L-ALPHA-PINENE
- P-MENTHA-1,5-DIEN-7-OL
- RESIN
- THUJOPSENE
- VERBENOL
- VERBENONE
- 3-ACETYL-BETA-BOSWELLIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER
- ARABIN
- 1-OCTANOL
- 1-OCTYL-ACETATE
Legality
Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.
Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.
Reference images

Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
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