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Chemical Variation in Essential Oils from the Oleo‐gum Resin of Boswellia carteri : A Preliminary Investigation
Author(s) -
DeCarlo Anjanette,
Johnson Stephen,
Poudel Ambika,
Satyal Prabodh,
Bangerter Loren,
Setzer William N.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
chemistry and biodiversity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.427
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1612-1880
pISSN - 1612-1872
DOI - 10.1002/cbdv.201800047
Subject(s) - chemotype , essential oil , oleoresin , burseraceae , chemistry , traditional medicine , boswellia serrata , botany , food science , biology , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology
Frankincense, the oleo‐gum resin of Boswellia species, has been an important element of traditional medicine for thousands of years. Frankincense is still used for oral hygiene, to treat wounds, and for its calming effects. Different Boswellia species show different chemical profiles, and B . carteri , in particular, has shown wide variation in essential oil composition. In order to provide insight into the chemical variability in authentic B . carteri oleoresin samples, a hierarchical cluster analysis of 42 chemical compositions of B . carteri oleo‐gum resin essential oils has revealed at least three different chemotypes, i) an α ‐pinene‐rich chemotype, ii) an α ‐thujene‐rich chemotype, and iii) a methoxydecane‐rich chemotype.