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Gupta I, et al. (1998). Effects ofBoswellia serrata gum resin in patients with bronchial asthma: results of adouble-blind, placebo-controlled, 6-week clinical study. The people of the ancient world were right to believe Boswellia had benefits for health and wellness. Here’s what modern science has to say how Boswellia enhances health:

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Boswellia appears to be effective in reducing inflammation, so it may also lessen the symptoms of RA. One scientific study showed that individuals with jointissues experienced less discomfort after topically applying Boswellia for eight weeks. They could walk further and had greater flexibility in their knees after the study. 5

Many retailers, both online and in stores, will sell the resin in capsules. It may occasionally be possible to buy the raw resin, which has a hard texture similar to that of sap. People may extract active ingredients, such as boswellic acids, from the resin and add them to a capsule or tablet. http://www.arthritis.org/living-with-arthritis/treatments/natural/supplements-herbs/guide/indian-frankincense.php

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Vishal AA, et al. (2011). A double blind, randomized, placebo controlledclinical study evaluates the early efficacy of Aflapin in subjects withosteoarthritis of knee. DOI: Khan, M. A., et al. (2016). Pharmacological evidences for cytotoxic and antitumor properties of boswellic acids from boswellia serrata [Abstract]. Gupta I, Parihar A, Malhotra P, et al. Effects of gum resin of Boswellia serrata in patients with chronic colitis. Planta Med. 2001;67(5):391-395. doi:10.1055/s-2001-15802. Most supplements advise only taking 300 – 400mg of Boswellia, two to three times a day. Experts at the Arthritic Foundations suggests that patients with arthritis ingest 300 – 400mg of Boswellia three times a day and to ensure the supplement is at least 60% Boswellia acids. 7

Karimifar M, etal. (2017). Evaluation of the effect of Elaeagnusangustifolia alone and combined with Boswelliathurifera compared with ibuprofen in patients with knee osteoarthritis: arandomized double-blind controlled clinical trial. DOI: The authors of a 2019 study suggested that an active extract of boswellia may help reduce inflammation in people with RA. However, this study used rats, so the results may not apply to humans. Haroyan A, Mukuchyan V, Mkrtchyan N, et al. Efficacy and safety of curcumin and its combination with boswellic acid in osteoarthritis: a comparative, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. BMC Complement Altern Med. 2018;18(1):7. Published 2018 Jan 9. doi:10.1186/s12906-017-2062-z. The following sections discuss the evidence behind its potential benefits for inflammatory health conditions. Rheumatoid arthritis Gomaa AA, Mohamed HS, Abd-Ellatief RB, et al. Boswellic acids/ Boswellia serrata extract as a potential COVID-19 therapeutic agent in the elderly. Inflammopharmacology. 2021;29(4):1033-1048. doi:10.1007/s10787-021-00841-8

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Liu, Z., et al. (2015). Boswellic acid attenuates asthma phenotypes by downregulation of GATA3 via pSTAT6 inhibition in a murine model of asthma. Yu G, Xiang W, Zhang T, Zeng L, Yang K, Li J. Effectiveness of Boswellia and Boswellia extract for osteoarthritis patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Complement Med Ther. 2020;20(1):225. doi:10.1186/s12906-020-02985-6