EFSA Compendium of Botanicals

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Boswellia sacra Flueck. // Boswellia carteri Birdw.

Family:: Burseraceae
Approval state:: Approved
Number of articles retrieved:: 430
Number of processed references:: 2

Compositions

#1: berberine hydrochloride #2: carvone #3: b-myrcene #4: 1,8-cineole

Endpoint Studies

Genotoxicity

Composition #1: Chen, Hui-juan., Fu, Chao-mei., Li, Jian-li., Zhao, Bin. Identification of Lianhuangzhichuang suppository by TLC and determination of berberine hydrochloride by HPLC. huaxi yaoxue zazhi, 2008, p. 348–350. .

Language:

English (en)
Substance:

berberine (RF-00003706-PAR)
Additional substance description:

berberine hydrochloride
Analytical method code:

High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC) (F018A)
Yes/No Qualitative:

Positive/Present (POS)
Result type:

Qualitative Value (Binary) (BIN)
Internal remarks:

berberine hydrochloride

Composition #2: Niebler, Johannes., Buettner, Andrea. Identification of odorants in frankincense (Boswellia sacra Flueck.) by aroma extract dilution analysis and two-dimensional gas chromatography-mass spectrometry/olfactometry. PHYTOCHEMISTRY, 2015, vol. 109, p. 66–75. DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2014.10.030. [DOI link]

Language:

English (en)
Extraction/Preparation method:

Resin (as part-nature) (A166X)
Substance:

Carvone (RF-0538-001-PPP)
Additional substance description:
Analytical method code:

Gaschromatography (GC) (F037A)
Analytical method - additional description:

GC-MS
Result unit:

Percent (G138A)
Result type:

Numerical Value (VAL)
Value (concentration, content):

0.3-0.7
Internal remarks:

carvone

Composition #3: Niebler, Johannes., Buettner, Andrea. Identification of odorants in frankincense (Boswellia sacra Flueck.) by aroma extract dilution analysis and two-dimensional gas chromatography-mass spectrometry/olfactometry. PHYTOCHEMISTRY, 2015, vol. 109, p. 66–75. DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2014.10.030. [DOI link]

Language:

English (en)
Extraction/Preparation method:

Resin (as part-nature) (A166X)
Substance:

myrcene (RF-00003503-PAR)
Additional substance description:

b-Myrcene
Analytical method code:

Gaschromatography (GC) (F037A)
Analytical method - additional description:

GC-MS
Result unit:

Percent (G138A)
Result type:

Numerical Value (VAL)
Value (concentration, content):

2.8-8.0
Internal remarks:

b-myrcene

Composition #4: Niebler, Johannes., Buettner, Andrea. Identification of odorants in frankincense (Boswellia sacra Flueck.) by aroma extract dilution analysis and two-dimensional gas chromatography-mass spectrometry/olfactometry. PHYTOCHEMISTRY, 2015, vol. 109, p. 66–75. DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2014.10.030. [DOI link]

Language:

English (en)
Extraction/Preparation method:

Resin (as part-nature) (A166X)
Substance:

1,8-cineole (RF-00003470-PAR)
Analytical method code:

Gaschromatography (GC) (F037A)
Analytical method - additional description:

GC-MS
Result unit:

Percent (G138A)
Result type:

Numerical Value (VAL)
Value (concentration, content):

1
Internal remarks:

1,8-cineole