EFSA Compendium of Botanicals

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Boswellia frereana Birdw.

Family:: Burseraceae
Approval state:: Approved
Number of articles retrieved:: 30
Number of processed references:: 4

Compositions

#1: Myrcene #2: 1,8-cineole #3: Eucalyptole (1,8-cineole) #4: beta-Thujone #5: Eucalyptole #6: Verbenone

Endpoint Studies

Genotoxicity

Composition #1: Van Vuuren, S. F., Kamatou, G. P. P., Viljoen, A. M. Volatile composition and antimicrobial activity of twenty commercial frankincense essential oil samples. south african journal of botany, 2010, vol. 76, no. 4, p. 686–691. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Aerial part of plants (as part-nature) (A166F)
Extraction/Preparation method:

Essential oil (as part-nature) (A166Q)
Additional extraction description:

hydrodistillation
Substance:

myrcene (RF-00003503-PAR)
Analytical method code:

GC-MS (F046A)
Result unit:

Percent (G138A)
Result type:

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

2.1
Internal remarks:

Myrcene

Composition #2: Chiavari, G., Galletti, G.C., Piccaglia, R., Mohamud, M.A. Differentiation between resins Boswellia carterii and Boswellia frereana (Frankincense) of Somali origin. journal of essential oil research, 1991, vol. 3, no. 3, p. 185–186. DOI: 10.1080/10412905.1991.9700500. [DOI link]

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Aerial part of plants (as part-nature) (A166F)
Extraction/Preparation method:

Resin (as part-nature) (A166X)
Additional extraction description:

Methanol
Substance:

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

GC-MS (F046A)
Result unit:

Percent (G138A)
Result type:

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

1.18
Internal remarks:

1,8-cineole

Composition #3: Niebler, J., Buettner, A. Frankincense Revisited, Part I: Comparative Analysis of Volatiles in Commercially Relevant Boswellia Species. chemistry and biodiversity, 2016, vol. 13, no. 5, p. 613–629. DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.201500329. [DOI link]

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Aerial part of plants (as part-nature) (A166F)
Extraction/Preparation method:

Essential oil (as part-nature) (A166Q)
Additional extraction description:

solid-phase microextraction
Substance:

1,8-cineole (RF-00003470-PAR)
Additional substance description:

eucalyptole (1,8-cineol)
Analytical method code:

GC-MS (F046A)
Analytical method - additional description:

HS-SPME-GC/MS
Result unit:

Percent (G138A)
Result type:

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

1.9
Internal remarks:

Eucalyptole (1,8-cineole)

Composition #4: Niebler, J., Buettner, A. Frankincense Revisited, Part I: Comparative Analysis of Volatiles in Commercially Relevant Boswellia Species. chemistry and biodiversity, 2016, vol. 13, no. 5, p. 613–629. DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.201500329. [DOI link]

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Aerial part of plants (as part-nature) (A166F)
Extraction/Preparation method:

Essential oil (as part-nature) (A166Q)
Additional extraction description:

solid-phase microextraction
Substance:

beta-thujone (RF-00003712-PAR)
Additional substance description:

trans-Thujone
Analytical method code:

GC-MS (F046A)
Analytical method - additional description:

HS-SPME-GC/MS
Result unit:

Percent (G138A)
Result type:

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

1.5
Internal remarks:

beta-Thujone

Composition #5: Hamm, S., Bleton, J., Connan, J., Tchapla, A. A chemical investigation by headspace SPME and GC-MS of volatile and semi-volatile terpenes in various olibanum samples . phytochemistry, 2005, vol. 66, no. 12, p. 1499–1514. DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2005.04.025. [DOI link]

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Aerial part of plants (as part-nature) (A166F)
Extraction/Preparation method:

Resin (as part-nature) (A166X)
Additional extraction description:

Headspace-SPME
Substance:

1,8-cineole (RF-00003470-PAR)
Additional substance description:

Eucalyptole
Analytical method code:

GC-MS (F046A)
Analytical method - additional description:

HS-SPME-GC-MS
Result unit:

Percent (G138A)
Result type:

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

1.7
Internal remarks:

Eucalyptole

Composition #6: Hamm, S., Bleton, J., Connan, J., Tchapla, A. A chemical investigation by headspace SPME and GC-MS of volatile and semi-volatile terpenes in various olibanum samples . phytochemistry, 2005, vol. 66, no. 12, p. 1499–1514. DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2005.04.025. [DOI link]

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Aerial part of plants (as part-nature) (A166F)
Extraction/Preparation method:

Resin (as part-nature) (A166X)
Additional extraction description:

Headspace-SPME
Substance:

Verbenone (RF-00010114-PAR)
Additional substance description:

Eucalyptole
Analytical method code:

GC-MS (F046A)
Analytical method - additional description:

HS-SPME-GC-MS
Result unit:

Percent (G138A)
Result type:

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

3.1
Internal remarks:

Verbenone