Botanical Name : BOSWELLIA SERRATA

Common Name: INDIAN OLIBANUM TREE, OLIBANUM, SHALLAKI

Boswellia serratta, of the botanical family Burseraceae, is the scientific name for a tree of moderate height which grows in the dry hilly areas of India. The therapeutic value of the dried resinous gum (guggul), derived from tapping the Boswellia tree, has been known since antiquity. Boswellia gum was first mentioned in the ancient Ayurvedic treatises Sushrita Samhita and the Charak Samhita. It is also known as "dhup" or Indian frankincense

USES:

Traditionally, Boswellia gum has been used for the treatment of diabetes, skin and blood diseases, fever, cardiovascular disorders, neurological disorders, rheumatism, dysentery, diseases of the testes, and myriad of other disorders.

Today its major use is as an anti-inflammatory agent for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, low back pain, myositis, fibrositis, and osteoarthritis. In one study conducted at the Government Medical College in Jammu, India, nearly 60 percent of arthritic patients tested experienced good to excellent results against stiffness and pain. Over three-quarters of the patients in the study were either bedridden or incapacitated from doing normal work. Within two to four weeks after starting on the B. serrata extract, they reported a lessening of morning joint stiffness, pain, and improved grip strength. In another study of 26 patients suffering from arthritic knees, dramatic improvement was experienced within four weeks.

Experimental and clinical usage of boswella indicates it has none of the side effects on blood pressure, heart rate of the gastric irritation and ulcers associated with many anti-inflammatory and antiarthritic drugs. It is now an approved herbal medicine in India for use against osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, soft tissue rheumatism, low back pain, myositis and fibrositis.

In the United States, physicians are giving boswella high marks for effectiveness. Dr. E. W. McDonagh, a Kansas City physician, has reported success among some 350 patients suffering from a variety of advanced muscular and skeletal conditions for which other treatments had failed to help. "Many were taking multiple prescription and non-prescription medication and had developed side effects from them," McDonagh says. "Once taking boswella as prescribed, pain significantly reduced &shyp; or even vanished &shyp; in two to four weeks' time. All patients were able to eliminate other medication or reduce the dosages significantly."

In Abilene, Joe B. Alexander, M.D., reported "fantastic results" among 20 patients. Among them was a 56-year old woman with arthritis who previously used many medications but said the effect of boswella was the "best of anything she had ever had.

Supplement Facts:

Serving size: 1 Vegicap
Servings per container: 60
Each 250 mg capsule contains: Boswellia Extract

Dosage: 1-2 Capsules two times a day after meal or or as directed by your health practitioner.

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