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Boswellia serrata Ayuvedic

Common name: Salai guggul

Part used: Gum resin(12)

Active Constituents: boswellic acids, essential oil, gum & triterpenoids (12)

Actions: * Anti-rheumatic (B-boswellic acids) (12)

• Anti-inflammatory (B-boswellic acids inhibit 5-lipooxygenase enzyme from synthesising leukotrienes)(12)

• Prevents decreased glycosaminoglycan synthesis needed for repair of cartilage & connective tissue.(11)

• Improves blood supply to joint tissues(11)

• • Analgesic(12)

Indications: * Inflammatory bowel disease, incl. ulcerative colitis(13)

• Rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis(12)

• Inflammatory skin disease: psoriasis(13)
• Asthma(13)

Dosage: Boswellic acids 300-1200mg/day(11)

200mg tds(12)

Bibliography

• (1) Bone, K. Clinical Applcations of Ayurvedic and Chinese Herbs, Phytotherapy Press: Australia, 1997.

• (2) Mills, S. The Essential Book of Herbal Medicine, Penguin Books: UK, 1991.
• (3) British Herbal Pharmacopeia, UK, 1983.
• (4) Hoffmann, D. The New Holistic Herbal, Element Books: Australia, 1996.
• (5) Murray & Pizzorno, Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine, Llittle, Brown & Co: UK, 1996.
• (6) Mills, S. The Complete Guide of Modern Herbalism, Harper Collins Publishers: UK, 1994.
• (7) Murray, M. The Healing Power of Herbs, Prima Publishing: USA, 1995.
• (8) Potterton, D. (ed.), Culpepper’s Colour Herbal, W.Foulsham & Co: Sydney, 1983.
• (9) Holmes, P. Energetics of Western Herbs Vol 1, Nat Trp, Berkeley, 1986.
• (10) Ses Salmond, Materia Medica Class Notes, Nature Care College, 1997.
• (11) Melanie Koeman, Materia Medica Class Notes, Nature Care College, 1998.
• (12) Mediherb, Modern Phytotherapist, Vol 3, No. 1, Summer 1996, p.10
• (13) Mediherb, Monitor, No.25, March 1998.
• (14) Mediherb, Summary of Uses of Ayuvedic & Chinese Herbs, 1998.