Organic Frankincense
| Botanical Name | Boswellia carterii |
| Botanical family | Burseraceae |
| Origin | Oman, Somalia, India, Yemen |
| Method: | Complete distillation by steam distillation at low pressure |
| Plant part | Oleoresin gum |
| Note | Base |
| Appearance | limpid mobile liquid |
| Color | very light to clear yellow |
| Odor | balsamic, spicy, with sweet and warm notes |
| Biochemical composition of the essential oil | Monoterpenes (60–70%): thuyene, pinene, limonene, sabinene Sesquiterpenes (20%): caryophyllene, elemene |
| Therapeutic properties | Anti-inflammatory ++ Vulnerary ++ Analgesic ++ Decongestant ++ Combats degeneration and sclerosis ++ Possible anti-cancer effect +++ Lifts the mind and soul +++ |
| Main therapeutic indications | Dermatosis: leg ulcers, pressure sores, wounds that are slow to heal +++ Keloid scars ++ Joint and tendon inflammations ++ Cancers +++ Catarrhal bronchitis, asthma ++ Depression, agitation, melancholia +++ Meditation, contemplation, bereavement, letting go ++++ |