 |
| Major Uses of Frankincense |
Religious/ Social |
Cosmetic & Other |
| Medicinal & Health Purposes |
incense in religious ceremonies |
fixative and base in almost all perfumes and aftershaves (Progressive) |
| traditional medicines in the Peoples Republic of China (imports the most of it) |
worship (Brittanica) |
chewed to improve breath and help teeth and gums (Progressive) |
| medicine (cough, pain reliever, polio, backaches, chest congestion) |
Aromatherapy, meditational uses |
fire starter |
| antidote for Hemlock poisoning? (Pliny the elder- brittanica) |
magic |
snake, insect repellant |
| used to treat arthritis - Boswellic acids have anti-inflammatory properties in animals (Farah, 1994) |
smoking materials |
spirits of turpentine produced from the hardened gum resins (Brittanica) |
| antiseptic, expectorant, sedative: applied topically or used in inhalants (Farah, 1994) |
drugs/intoxicants |
fumigate/purify drinking water pitchers and homes (Progressive) |