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Boswellia serrata - Shallaki

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[[File:Boswellia serrata (Salai) in Kinnarsani WS, AP W2 IMG 5840.jpg|thumb|right|''Shallaki'', ''Boswellia serrata'']]
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Boswellia serrata is a plant that produces Indian frankincense, Salai, referred to in Sanskrit as shallaki and in Latin as Olibanum Indicum. the plant is native to much of India and the Punjab region that extends into Pakistan.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Arthritis}}, {{Uses|Joint pain}}, {{Uses|Chronic inflammatory diseases}}, {{Uses|Bronchial asthma}}, {{Uses|Ulcerative colitis}}, {{Uses|Crohn's disease}}, {{Uses|Chronic lung diseases}}, {{Uses|Diarrhoea}}, {{Uses|Dysentery}}, {{Uses|Pulmonary diseases}}.
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Flower}}, {{Parts Used|Seeds}}.
Boswellia serrata ==Chemical Composition==<ref name="Boswellia serratachemical composition"/> is a plant that produces Indian frankincense, Salai, referred to in Sanskrit as shallaki and in Latin as Olibanum Indicum. the plant is native to much of India and the Punjab region that extends into Pakistan.
==Common names==
{{Common names|sa=|en=Boswellia serrata|gu=|hi=Salai|kn=Madi|ks=|ml=|mr=|pa=|ta=|te=}}
==Properties==
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
===Dravya===
===Rasa===
== Medicinal uses =Guna===
===Veerya===
In Ayurvedic medicine Indian frankincense has been used for hundreds of years for the treatment of arthritis Extracts of Boswellia serrata have been clinically studied for osteoarthritis and joint function, particularly for osteoarthritis of the knee, with the research showing a slight improvement of both pain and function compared to a placebo. Positive effects of Boswellia in some chronic inflammatory diseases including rheumatoid arthritis, bronchial asthma, osteoarthritis, ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease have been reported. Some see Boswellia serrata as a promising alternative to NSAIDs, warranting further investigation in pharmacological studies and clinical trials.===Vipaka===
===Karma===
==Common name=Prabhava===
* '''English''' - Boswellia serrata==Habit==* '''Kannada''' - ಮದೀ * '''Hindi''' - सलाई {{Habit|Deciduous Tree}}
==Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|||}}<ref name="Leaf"/> ===Flower==={{Flower||||}} ===Fruit==={{Fruit||||||}} ===Other features=== ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used== ==Where to get the saplings== ==Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|}} ==How to plant/cultivate== ==Commonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}. ==Photo Gallery==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px"> </gallery> == References ==
<references>
<ref name="Boswellia serratachemical composition">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boswellia_serrata "wikipediachemistry"]</ref></references>
<ref name== External Limks =="Leaf">["morphology"]</ref>
*<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://easyayurveda.com/2015/07/14/shallaki-boswellia-serrata/ "easyayurvedaCultivation"]</ref></references>
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