Xiao frankincense (Boswellia neglecta)

肖乳香xiāo rǔ xiāngXiaoruxiang

Boswellia neglecta · Plant

Boswellia neglecta
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2
Indications
5
With studies in people

Cautions

May interact with anti-inflammatory medications.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Xiao frankincense for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Joint PainInflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Xiao frankincense does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit AntioxidantBenefit RespiratoryBenefit Skin

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Boswellia neglecta and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.