Then, he separates the oil into its constituent agents, such as Boswellic acid.

"Some scientists think Boswellic acid is the key ingredient.

Advice: standardised to have 150 mg boswellic acid.

Boswellic acid and other pentacyclic triterpene acids are present.

Many other essential oils - like oil from sandalwood - contain Boswellic acid, but they don't have this effect on cancer cells.

Other boswellic acids include the keto-boswellic acids and their acetyl counterparts.

Its active constituents are boswellic acids, which have shown in studies to have an anti-inflammatory and antibacterial activity.

Recently, the boswellic acids that are a component of the resin it produces have shown some promise as a treatment for asthma and various inflammatory conditions.

Boswellic acids are a series of pentacyclic triterpene molecules that are produced by plants in the genus Boswellia.

The boswellic acids are organic acids, consisting of a pentacyclic triterpene, a carboxyl group and at least one other functional group.

Formulation Boswellia (Boswellia serrata) 100mg standardised extract, 40% boswellic acid, equivalent to 500mg dry bark/gum.

Boswellic acids are also thought to decrease the symptoms of asthma; a small 1998 placebo-controlled trial of Boswellia extract for the treatment of asthma showed good results.

Steam or hydro distilled frankincense oil does contain a number of boswellic acids (triterpenoids), which represents a method of validating the authenticity of the essential oil.

Clinical trials have investigated the effectiveness of boswellic acids in treating ulcerative colitis, but a study on chemically induced colitis in mouse models showed little effectiveness.

Like many other terpenes, boswellic acids appear in the resin of the plant that exudes them; it is estimated that they make up 30% of the resin of Boswellia serrata.

A 2012 study in healthy volunteers determined that exposure to 11-keto-β-boswellic acid (KBA), a lead boswellic acid in the novel solubilized frankincense extract Boswelan, is increased when taken with food.

The following are under investigation for treatments for RA, based on preliminary promising results (not recommended for clinical use yet) : boswellic acid, curcumin, Devil's claw, Euonymus alatus, and Thunder god vine (Tripterygium wilfordii).