Himalaya Boswellia
Shallaki / Boswellia Serrata
Benefits of Boswellia / Shallaki: Arthritis and Joint Care, Joint Pain relief, joint inflammation relief, arthritis pain relief
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Boswellia from Himalaya Herbals is a pure herb extract. Shallaki or Boswellia serrata has Boswellic acid as one of the principal constituents in the gum resin, which has shown anti-inflammatory, anti-atherosclerotic and anti-arthritic activities. A natural and safe herb for optimum joint health, boswellia gently cares for joints.
Boswellia is also known as Indian Frankincense as it has traditionally been used as incense because of its fragrance. One active constituent, Boswellic Acid, is a pyrazoline derivative shown to be very effective in supporting healthy joints. Like its cousin Guggul, Boswellia has many cholesterol and triglyceride lowering properties.
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Boswellia has been used extensively in Ayurveda for joint support and to provide an overall sense of well-being. Also known as "Salai Guggul," it is like its cousin Guggul, in offering broad health and immunomodulating benefits.
Pharmacological studies have shown that Boswellic acid inhibits 5-lipoxygenase to the same degree as high dose steroids. Unlike other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, it does not cause gastric ulcers or other side effects. Clinical trials have shown the effectiveness of boswellia for bronchial asthma and ulcerative colitis.
Research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Arthritis Research & Therapy has shown that patients suffering from osteoarthritis of the knee showed significant improvement after taking boswellia.
Benefits of Boswellia
- Boswellia is useful in Arthritis and gently cares for joints.
- Boswellia is very effective as an anti-inflammatory agent.
- Boswellia provides an overall sense of well-being.
- Boswellia has cholesterol and triglyceride lowering properties.
- Boswellia offer broad health and immunomodulating properties.
- Boswellia has marked sedative and analgesic action.
- Boswellia helps reduce body weight.
- Boswellia has been clinically proven effective in ulcerative colitis
- Boswellia is useful for bronchial asthma
Indications for taking Boswellia
Boswellia is useful in treating arthritis, bursitis, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, soft-tissue rheumatism, inflammation, and back (especially low back), neck and joint pain, ulcerative colitis, certain intestinal disorders, dysentary, pulmonary disease, and ringworm. It has also been shown effective in treating brain tumors,
Directions for Boswellia usage
1 capsule twice a day after meals.Allow several weeks for long lasting benefits. Natural products treat not just the symptoms but the body as a whole and take time for absorption and results.
Boswellia Facts:
Botanical Name : BOSWELLIA SERRATA
Family Name : BURSERACEAE
Common Name : SHALLAKI, INDIAN OLIBANUM TREE, OLIBANUM , LUBAN, GOND
Part Used : Bark,Gum Resin
The bark is sweet, cooling and tonic. It is good in vitiated conditions of Pitta, cough, asthama. It is useful in fevers, urethrorrhea, diaphoresis, convulsions, chronic laryngitis, jaundice and arthritis. When the tree trunk is tapped, a gummy oleoresin is exuded. A purified extract of this resin is used in modern herbal preparations. Boswellia is anti-carcinogenic, anti-tumor, anti-hyperlipidemic, anti-inflammatory, and anti-arthritic
Burseraceae is a family of 17-18 genera and about 540 species of flowering plants, also known as the Torchwood family or incense tree family. The family includes both trees and shrubs, and is native to tropical regions of Africa, Asia and the Americas. Some members of the family produce fragrant resins used as incense or perfume, most notably frankincense and myrrh. Boswellia is similar to frankincense, which was one of the gifts that the wise men brought to celebrate the birth of Christ. The frankincense which is referred to in the Bible is known as Boswellia Carteri, which is similar, but has different properties than the Boswellia Serrata that is discussed here. Boswellia Carteri is an oil that is extracted from the gum resin of a tree native to Africa and the Middle East.
Shallaki is extensively used as an anti-inflammatory agent for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, low back pain, myositis, fibrositis, and osteoarthritis. It is commonly known as Salai Guggulu in Hindi as it possesses similar properties as of Guggulu (commiphora Mukul).
It is ushan virya in potency so it acts on all the vata disorders. Moreover it possess kashaya, tickt and madhur rasa that makes it kapha suppressant. Therefore shallaki possess the qualities, which suppress the disorders created by vata and kapha dosha.
The Boswellia gum oleoresin consists of essential oils, gum, and terpenoids. The terpenoid portion contains the boswellic acids that have been shown to be the active constituents in boswellia. Boswellia inhibits pro-inflammatory mediators in the body, such as leukotrienes. As opposed to NSAIDs, long-term use of boswellia does not appear to cause irritation or ulceration of the stomach.
Boswellia or Shallaki in Ayurveda:
The Ayurvedic cannon details very specific treatments for bone and joint diseases. The earliest texts of Charaka Samhita (150BCE-100CE) and Sushruta Samhita (50-500CE) detail various symptoms associated with joint pain as part of other diseases involving fever (jwara) and neurological vata disorders (vatavyadhi). Vaghabata in his Ashtanga Hridaya Samhita (600CE) mentions a disease named vatashonita meaning ‘vata in the blood’ which is associated with intense joint pain and has symptoms similar to gout. Madhava Nidana (c650-950) in his classic on pathology is the first to mention amavata as a disease in its own right. Amavata literally means ‘toxic vata’ and is commonly associated with Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Bones store minerals and also absorb toxins from the environment. The connection between mineral storage, excretion, bones and its ‘waste product’ hair can be seen via hair analysis where toxic heavy metals such as lead and mercury are detected in the hair. Bone is nourished by hard resinous herbs, such as Guggul (Commiphora mukul) and Frankincense (Boswellia serrata) that work via the blood to feed the bones. These two herbs are specifics for repairing bone tissue. Bone is the container and seat of vata dosha. It includes different types of bones and structures; flat, curved, tubular, teeth, nails, hair, cartilage (tarunasthi) and periosteum (asthidharakala).
The bone channel is called asthivaha srotas. It is rooted in the fat tissue (medas dhatu) possibly related to red marrow which is known as ‘rakta medas’ and the pelvis as it is a confluence of bones. Asthivaha srotas carries nutrients particular to bone tissue to specific osseous sites.
In the ancient Ayurvedic medical texts of India, the gummy exudate from boswellia is grouped with other gum resins and referred to collectively as guggals. Historically, the guggals were recommended by Ayurvedic physicians for a variety of conditions, including osteo-arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, diarrhea, dysentery, pulmonary disease, and ringworm. Boswellia is considered the premier Ayurvedic herb in helping the body combat a host of inflammatory conditions.
Pure Boswellia from Himalaya Herbals
Himalaya Boswellia / Himalaya Shallaki is from the renowned Himalaya Herbals brand endorsed by over 250,000 doctors worldwide and used by customers in over 60 countries. Himalaya Herbals products have been researched clinically and standardized to guarantee bioequivalence. Bioequivalence refers to ensuring that the product on the market is equivalent to the one on which clinical trials were successfully conducted. Himalaya Herbal Healthcare uses chromatographic fingerprinting, one of the most sophisticated standardization techniques, to ensure consistent quality and performance
Boswellia Research and Clinical Studies
Boswellia Serrata has been studied in combination with other herbs. An Ayurvedic herbal combination of ashwagandha, boswellia serrata , and curcumin was evaluated in a randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled, cross-over study in patients with osteoarthritis. Treatment with this formulation produced a significant drop in severity of pain.
In a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, the use of 300 mg of boswellia serrata 3 times daily led to improvement in signs and symptoms of asthma, including a reduction in asthma attacks
In one study of 30 patients aged 18-48 with chronic colitis, 20 were given boswellia extract 300 mg 3 times a week for 6 weeks, and the other 10 were given sulfasalazine, 1 g three times a day. Of the 20 treated with boswellia, 14 went into remission, as did 4 of the 10 treated with the drug. Patients were studied at the Department of Medicine, Medical College Jammu, J&K, India suffered from chronic colitis characterized by vague lower abdominal pain, bleeding per rectum with diarrhea and palpable tender descending and sigmoid colon. The inflammatory process in colitis is associated with increased formation of leukotrienes causing chemotaxis, chemokinesis, synthesis of superoxide radicals and release of lysosomal enzymes by phagocytes. The key enzyme for leukotriene biosynthesis is 5-lipoxygenase. Boswellic acids were found to be inhibitors of the enzyme 5-lipoxygenase.
Boswellia serrata extract for the treatment of collagenous colitis. A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, multicenter trial.
Madisch A, Miehlke S, Eichele O, Mrwa J, Bethke B, Kuhlisch E, Bästlein E, Wilhelms G, Morgner A, Wigginghaus B, Stolte M.
Medical Department I, Technical University Hospital, Fetscherstrasse 74, 01307, Dresden, Germany
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of Boswellia serrata extract (BSE) on symptoms, quality of life, and histology in patients with collagenous colitis.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: Patients with chronic diarrhea and histologically proven collagenous colitis were randomized to receive either oral BSE 400 mg three times daily for 6 weeks or placebo. Complete colonoscopy and histology were performed before and after treatment. Clinical symptoms and quality of life were assessed by standardized questionnaires and SF-36. The primary endpoint was the percentage of patients with clinical remission after 6 weeks (stool frequency less than or equal to 3 soft or solid stools per day on average during the last week). Patients of the placebo group with persistent diarrhea received open-label BSE therapy for a further 6 weeks.
RESULTS: Thirty-one patients were randomized; 26 patients were available for per-protocol-analysis. After 6 weeks, the proportion of patients in clinical remission was higher in the BSE group than in the placebo group (per protocol 63.6%; 95%CI, 30.8-89.1 vs 26.7%, 95%CI, 7.7-55.1; p = 0.04; intention-to-treat 43.8% vs 26.7%, p = 0.25). Compared to placebo, BSE treatment had no effect on histology and quality of life. Five patients discontinued BSE treatment prematurely. Discontinuation was due to adverse events (n = 1), unwillingness to continue (n = 3), or loss to follow-up for unknown reasons (n = 1). Seven patients received open-label BSE therapy, five of whom achieved complete remission.
CONCLUSIONS: Our study suggests that BSE might be clinically effective in patients with collagenous colitis. Larger trials are clearly necessary to establish the clinical efficacy of BSE.
Pure compound from Boswellia serrata extract exhibits anti-inflammatory property in human PBMCs and mouse macrophages through inhibition of TNFalpha, IL-1beta, NO and MAP kinases.
Gayathri B, Manjula N, Vinaykumar KS, Lakshmi BS, Balakrishnan A.
Centre for Biotechnology, Anna University, Chennai, India.
The aim of the present study is to probe the anti-inflammatory potential of the plant Boswellia serrata by studying the effect of the crude extract and the pure compound isolated from it on key inflammatory mediators like TNFalpha, IL-1beta, and NO thus enabling the understanding of the key signaling events involved. The crude methanolic extract and the pure compound were analysed for their inhibitory effect on TNFalpha, IL-1beta and IL-6. The results demonstrated that all three cytokines are down regulated when PBMCs are cultured in the presence of crude extract or the pure compound at various time points. Observations on Th1/Th2 cytokines revealed marked down regulation of Th1 cytokines IFNgamma and IL-12 while the Th2 cytokines IL-4 and IL-10 were up regulated upon treatment with crude extract and pure compound. The extract and the pure compound isolated also showed considerable inhibition of NO production in activated RAW 264.7 cells, possibly via suppression of inducible NO synthase mRNA expression. Further to elucidate the underlying mechanism of action the effect of 12-ursene 2-diketone on LPS-induced activation of MAPK has also been examined. Our results demonstrated that 12-ursene 2-diketone inhibits the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines and mediators via inhibition of phosphorylation of the MAP kinases JNK and p38 while no inhibition was seen in ERK phosphorylation in LPS-stimulated PBMCs. The above study therefore indicates that the crude methanolic extract and the isolated pure compound are capable of carrying out a natural anti-inflammatory activity at sites where chronic inflammation is present by switching off the pro-inflammatory cytokines and mediators, which initiate the process.
Working with a neurosurgeon,
Michael Winking, 25 patients were administered a dry extract
of boswellia for one week. The tumors were then surgically
removed. About half the patients had such significant regressions
that the tumors had all but disappeared. They used a dosage
of 800 mg. three times a day.
At the university hospitals of
Bochum and Giessen, patients with gliome tumors were administered
somewhat higher dosages of Boswellia serrata, 3600 mg.
per day. Within only a few days, many symptoms associated with
brain tumors, such as headaches and lameness, were greatly
lessened. While much of this effect might be more related to
the reduction in edema than to the regression of the tumor,
swelling and the resultant pressures are serious side effects
of malignancy that impact the quality of life. The reports
of these trials are preliminary and researchers are unwilling
to speculate as to the long-term results and whether or not
tumor growth is arrested.
Information on Himalaya Boswellia obtained from:
Himalaya Herbals Company
Pub Med
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