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MeSH Heading: Boswellia
Tree Number(s): B01.875.800.575.912.250.162.111
Unique ID: D029743
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D029743
Scope Note: A plant genus of the family BURSERACEAE used medicinally since ancient times. It is a source of salai guggal (the gum resin), boswellic acid (ursane type TRITERPENES), and FRANKINCENSE.
Entry Term(s): Boswellia carteri; Boswellia carterii; Boswellia sacra; Boswellia serrata
Registry Numbers: txid80276; txid613112; txid173701
Related Numbers: txid173701; txid613112
Public MeSH Note: 2002
History Note: 2002
Date Established: 2002/01/01
Date of Entry: 2024/08/09
Revision Date: 2023/12/21

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects (AE)

anatomy & histology (AH)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

cytology (CY)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

physiology (PH)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

toxicity (TO)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Boswellia MeSH Descriptor Data 2025