Frankincense
Gum Olibanum is boswellia carterii, an aromatic gum form resin that exudes from various trees of Ethiopia, Yemen and Somalia. Olibanum resin is yellow-brownish in colour and is available from small pieces to lumps in form collectively. Frankincense is used mainly as an Incense.
Extractional Use: The oils and resin derived from steam distillation of gum olibanum are used in perfume making especially in oriental, spice and men’s fragrances and in textile industry as thickening agent for the dye & indirect color printing on cotton fabrics, and also in paints especially in the preparations of varnishes and distempers etc.
Medicinal Use: Boswellic acids, the essence of olibanum are effective anti-inflammatory and anti-arthritic agents, very good for respiration, eases breathing and is therefore useful for Asthama sufferers.
Common names for frankincense are olibanum, oliban, kadidlo, オリバナム, Aromatinė derva, Ладан, אָליבאַנום Олибанум, boswellia carterii and occult.View Olibanum Image