What is boswellic acid?

What is boswellic acid?

Boswellic acid is a class of pentacyclic triterpenoid compounds, which is the active ingredient of frankincense, also known as alpha-boswellic acid. It is widely found in natural plants, such as frankincense, myrrh, and salvia miltiorrhiza. It has a natural aromatic smell and is often used to make perfumes, soaps, and skin care products. It has many biological activities, including antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and immune system regulation, so it has a wide range of application prospects in medicine, beauty, and health products.

What are the effects?

Analgesia

It can improve nerve conduction, thus exerting an analgesic effect.

Remove moisture

It can remove moisture and improve the health of the body.

Soothing and laxative

It can significantly reduce drug damage to gastric mucosa and stress-induced mucosal damage, and reduce gastric juice acidity.

Regulate intestinal flora

It can improve the structural and functional maturity of ulcer regeneration mucosa and improve the healing quality of ulcers.

Enhance immunity

It has immunomodulatory activity, which can reduce lymphocyte transformation and inhibit excited immune function.

Protect liver

It has a significant protective effect on liver damage caused by carbon tetrachloride and can protect the liver organ from damage by exogenous toxic chemicals.

Neuroprotection

It exhibits neuroprotective effects in central nervous system diseases such as neurodegenerative diseases and stroke. It mainly works through mechanisms such as anti-inflammation, antioxidant and regulating cell apoptosis, reducing neuronal damage and enhancing the expression of neurotrophic factors.

Antibacterial

It has a significant inhibitory effect on a variety of Gram-positive pathogenic bacteria, destroys the bacterial cell membrane structure, and improves cell membrane permeability. For example, AKBA silver nanoparticles showed superior antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant properties in a mouse mastitis model.

Boswellic acid benefits for skin

1. It can help improve the problem of dull skin tone, brighten the skin tone, and give the skin a natural glow.
2. It can effectively reduce inflammation and redness of the skin, and has a good improvement effect on sensitive skin and skin problems prone to inflammation.
3. The antioxidant components in frankincense, such as phenolic compounds, can help fight free radicals and reduce cell damage, thereby delaying skin aging and maintaining the youthful glow of the skin.
4. It has the function of promoting cell regeneration, helping to accelerate wound healing and skin repair, and has a significant effect on fading scars and acne marks.
5. It can deeply nourish the skin, enhance the skin barrier function, lock in moisture, and keep the skin moist and soft.

Antioxidant mechanism

It can reduce the generation of oxidative stress by inhibiting inflammatory response.

It has the function of regulating human lipid metabolism, which helps to reduce the generation of lipid peroxides, thereby reducing the damage of oxidative stress to cells.

It can accelerate the healing of oral ulcers and gastric ulcers by inhibiting the generation of inflammatory factors and increasing the activity of superoxide dismutase.

It can increase the activity of antioxidant enzymes in the body, thereby enhancing the body's antioxidant capacity.

Application industry

Medicine: It is used to develop medical products such as dressings and drugs, especially in reducing inflammatory responses and promoting skin repair. For example, it has been used to treat psoriasis and other chronic skin diseases by inhibiting specific inflammatory signaling pathways to reduce symptoms.

Skin Care: It is added to various skin care products, especially those for oily skin and acne problems. It can improve skin oil secretion, reduce acne, and promote skin regeneration.

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