Frankincense essential oil (Oliban)
Botanical name: Boswellia carterii
Biochemical components: Monoterpens (limonene, alpha-pinene), sesquiterpenes (alpha-gurjunene, alpha-guaiene), alcools terp. (borneol, trans-pinocarveol, farnesol), bifunctionnal components (alcohol/ketone, olibanol, alcohol oxydes, incensoloxyde).
Distilated part: Oleoresinous gum
Culture: Native
Country of origin: Somalia
Main aromatherapy properties: Anti-catarrhal, expectorant. Cicatrizing. Immunostimulant. Anti-depressant.
Indications: Catarrhal and asthmatic-like bronchitis, asthma. Wounds, ulcers. Immunodeficiency. Nervous breakdown.
Contraindications: Not to be used by pregnant or breast-feeding women.
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