Salaki

At a glance

Origin / distribution: India(Santal), Europe, India, China

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Bite(Snake), Cancer(Breast), Cancer(Uterus), Condyloma

Science studied: ALPHA-AMYRIN, BETA-AMYRIN, BORNEOL-ACETATE, BOSWELLIA-4-O-METHYL-GLUCURONOARABINOGALACTAN

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 serrata

Common names: Salaki, Salai Guggal, Kundur Luban, Salai, Indian Olibanum-Tree, Indian Frankincense, Chira, Dhupali, Hastinashana, Indian Olibanum, Indian frankincense, Indian olibanum-tree, Kundu, Kundur, Lobhan, Luban, Saaledi, Salai-guggul, Salakhi, Shallaki, arbre à encens, boswellia

POWO: 127067-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in India(Santal), Europe, Elsewhere, India, China.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Bite(Snake)
• Cancer(Breast)
• Cancer(Uterus)
• Condyloma
• Medicine
• Nerves
• Rinderpest
• Sclerosis(Breast)

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• India(Santal)
• Europe
• Elsewhere
• India
• China

Documented cultural uses

• Bite(Snake)
• Cancer(Breast)
• Cancer(Uterus)
• Condyloma
• Medicine
• Nerves
• Rinderpest
• Sclerosis(Breast)
• Tumor(Uterus)
• Cancer
• Rheumatism

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

• Bite(Snake) · India(Santal) · "
• Cancer(Breast) · Europe · "
• Cancer(Uterus) · Europe · "
• Condyloma · Europe · "
• Medicine · Elsewhere · "
• Nerves · India · "
• Rinderpest · India(Santal) · "
• Sclerosis(Breast) · Europe · "
• Tumor(Uterus) · Europe · "
• Cancer · China · "
• Rheumatism · India · "

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

• Acute Kidney Injury Associated With Boswellia serrata for Radiation Necrosis. · 2026 source ↗
• Boswellia serrata in cerebral radiation necrosis: Comments on a recent study. · 2026 source ↗
• Effects of <i>Boswellia serrata</i> on cell viability, scratch wound closure, and gene expression in human gingival fibroblasts. · 2026 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• ALPHA-AMYRIN
• BETA-AMYRIN
• BORNEOL-ACETATE
• BOSWELLIA-4-O-METHYL-GLUCURONOARABINOGALACTAN
• BOSWELLIC-ACID
• ALPHA-BOSWELLIC-ACID
• BETA-BOSWELLIC-ACID
• CADINENE
• ALPHA-CAMPHOLENIC-ACID
• ALPHA-CAMPHOLYTIC-ACID
• HEMICELLULOSE
• DIPENTENE
• ESTRAGOLE
• GERANIC-ACID
• GERANIOL
• LAURIC-ACID

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Sources

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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