Boswellia serrata Roxb. ex Colebr.
Boswellia serrata Roxb. ex Colebr.
Boswellia serrata Roxb. ex Colebr.
Boswellia serrata Roxb. ex Colebr.
Boswellia serrata Roxb. ex Colebr.
MT015 : Boswellia serrata Roxb.
| Plant Category | : | Tree |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | 73 |
| Synonym | : | Boswellia glabra Roxb.;
Boswellia serrata var. glabra (Roxb.) A.W. Bennett.;
Boswellia thurifera Roxb. ex Flem.;
Chloroxylon dupada Buch.-Ham.;
Libanotus asiaticus Stackh.;
Libanus thuriferus Colebr.; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Salai, Shallaki, Suvaha, Vallaki, Sara, Maheruna, Kunduruki, Vallaki, Hlada, Ashwamutri, Maherana, Gajabhakshya, Surabhi, Susrava, Bahusrava, dhupali, dhupasali, kurunda, salaphali, |
| Plant Family | : | Burseraceae |
| Description | : | Indian Olibanum is a deciduous tree endemic to India and has been recorded on dry hills and slopes, on gravelly soils between an altitude range of 275-900 m. It is a medium sized tree, 3-5 m tall, with ash coloured papery bark. Alternately arranged leaves are pinnate, crowded at the end of branches, 20-40 cm long. There are 8-15 pairs of leaflets, 3-6 cm long, with an odd one at the tip. Leaflets are ovate, with toothed margin. Flowers are tiny, creamy, about 8 mm across, borne in 10-15 cm long racemes in leaf axils. There are 10 stamens with a short style and a 3-lobed stigma. Fruits are 2 cm long, 3-cornered. Indian Olibanum tree, on injury, exudates an oleo-gum-resin known as Salai, Guggal or Indian Frankincense. Flowering: January. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | Abundant in forest associations lat lower elevation on the peripheral hills of the MTR |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | Hair tonic, skin disease
Ayurvedic medicines with Salai Guggul ingredient: Jirakadi Modak – used for treatment of diseases of digestive tract such as dyspepsia. Arthronav Liniment, Inflanil oil – used for external application to relieve pain and inflammation, Osteoarthritis, Ulcerative colitis, Asthma, Brain tumors, Cluster headache, Inflammatory bowel disease, Rheumatoid arthritis. Anti-cancer (Garg and Deep, 2015); The bark, and the gum obtained from it, are alterative, aperient, aromatic, demulcent, diuretic, emmenagogue and refrigerant. The gum resin is used in the treatment of chronic lung diseases, Diarrhea, dysentery, pulmonary diseases, menorrhoea, dysmenorrhoea, gonorrhea, syphilitic affection, piles and liver disorders. |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: Beta-sitosterol;
Beta-boswellic acid;
acetyl-beta-boswellic acid;
acetyl-11-keto-beta-boswellic acid;
11-keto-beta-boswellic acid; Boswellic acid; ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (1): Beta-sitosterol; |
| Plant's Current Status | : | Common |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Dhore M. A. (1984) The flora of melghat tiger reserve
- http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Boswellia+serrata
- https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/31115
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4348891/pdf/ijcep0008-0236.pdf |
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| Kingdom | : Plantae - Plants |
|---|---|
| Phylum | : Tracheophyta |
| Subkingdom | : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants |
| Superdivision | : Spermatophyta - Seed plants |
| Division | : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class | : Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
| Subclass | : Rosidae |
| Order | : Sapindales |
| Family | : Burseraceae - Frankincense family |
| Genus | : Boswellia Roxb. ex Colebr. - boswellia |
| Species | : Boswellia serrata Roxb. ex Colebr. |