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botanical illustration of Olibanum, Boswellia sacra

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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

Boswellia sacra
Boswellia sacra · Scott Zona from USA

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

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  • identity · DH-SRC-0030
  • documented_uses · DH-SRC-0030
  • compounds · DH-SRC-0030
  • taxonomy · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • common_names · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • countries · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

Contributions and revisions

No published revisions are documented for this record. Community submissions enter review and retain attribution before any published change.

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