Frankincense (Boswellia sp.)

[Matthew Capowski]

This thread will be used to discuss frankincense.

Frankincense oil derived from Boswellia carteri induces tumor cell specific cytotoxicity https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2664784/

Based on this preliminary observation, frankincense oil may represent an alternative intravesical therapy for bladder cancer, although more bladder cancer cell lines and animal models need to be used to confirm current observations.

Frankincense in peril https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-019-0322-2