Boswellia Serrata Extract

A standardized extract derived from the plant Boswellia serrata of the family Burseraceae with anti-inflammatory activity. Boswellia serrata extract contains terpenoid boswellic acids, which are potent inhibitors of 5-lipoxygenase activity and, so, leukotriene synthesis. Decidous trees; branches pubescent; bark ash – coloured, peeling off in flakes. Leaves crowded at the ends of branches , alternate, imparipinnate, 20 – 32 cm long; leaflets 8 – 15 pairs, sub – opposite, sessile, lanceolate to linear, 2.5 – 7 x 0.6 – 1.6 cm , serrate, unequal sided, tip rotund or sometimes mucronate.