Tamjan - Olibanum Boswellia sacra

Stručni rad - Pregledni rad

• Autor: Danica Kuštrak
• Autorova ustanova: Sveučilište u Zagrebu; Farmaceutsko-biokemijski fakultet; (Zavod za farmakognoziju)
• Znanstveno / umjetničko područje, polje i grana: BIOMEDICINA I ZDRAVSTVO; Farmacija; Farmacija

Sažetak (engleski)

The family Burseraceae with 20 genera and about 600 species is represented in North-
East Africa, Arabia, India and tropical America. Oleoresin canals are found in the
phloem and, in some species of Boswellia, in the pith. Frankincense or olibanum is an
oleo-gum-resin obtained by incision from the bark of species of Boswellia.
Boswellia sacra Roxb., B. carteri Birdw. and B. papyrifera Hochst are small trees indigenous
to Arabia and North-Eastern Africa. Of medicinal irfterest is Boswellia serrata
Roxb. ex Colebr., growing in India (Indian Olibanum or Salaiguggal).
The drug occurs in more or less ovoid tears. The surface is dusty and of a yellowish or
greenish colour. Odour is characteristic, especially when burned. Taste is slightly bitter.
Olibanum contains 5-9% volatile oil, about 60-70% of resin and 27-35% of gum. The
drug is used in incense and fumigating preparations. Today its medicinal effects
again increase attention. Of all the various medicinal applications in the past the antiarthritic
and antirheumatic, analgesic and sedative effects have been confirmed by
modem medicine. The pharmacologically most important constituents are derivatives
of boswellic acid, which are contained in the Indian, the Somalian and the Arabian
Boswellia species.
The Boswellia serrata extract H 15 was used for the treatment of active Crohn's disease.

• Ključne riječi (hrvatski): tamjan; droga olibanum; upala
• Jezik: hrvatski
• Vrsta publikacije: Stručni rad - Pregledni rad
• Status objave: Objavljen
• Vrsta recenzije: Recenziran - domaća recenzija
• Verzija publikacije: Objavljena verzija rada (izdavačev PDF)
• Naslov časopisa: Farmaceutski glasnik
• Brojčani podaci: vol. 59, br. 6, str. 235-247
• p-ISSN: 0014-8202
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:163:296653
• Datum objave publikacije: 2003
• Vrsta resursa: Tekst
• Prava pristupa: Otvoreni pristup
• Datum i vrijeme pohrane: 2021-02-17 13:43:20