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Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Frankincense: A neuronutrient to approach Parkinson’s disease treatment. Oct 17, 2026
Add new Web site: Cell Press - Heliyon - Insights into frankincense and myrrh research: A comprehensive analytical study of patterns and perspectives. Jul 03, 2026
Add new Web site: IOPscience - IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science - Trials of frankincense harvesting using organic stimulants (PDF). Feb 06, 2026
Add new Web site: BBC - Why the world is running out of frankincense. Dec 24, 2025
Add new Web site: Cell Press - iScience - Genome structure and evolutionary history of frankincense producing Boswellia sacra. Sep 27, 2025
Add new Web site: BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies - Frankincense oil derived from Boswellia carteri induces tumor cell specific cytotoxicity. Aug 15, 2025
Article revised and updated. Jan 03, 2025
Add new Web site: Nature - Nature Sustainability - Frankincense in peril. Dec 21, 2024
Add new Web site: Frontiers - Frontiers in Medicine - Antimicrobial and antioxidant properties of Boswellia sacra resin: extraction, evaluation, and formulation into a topical cream for dermatological applications. Sep 28, 2024
Add new Web site: Academia - The volatile constituents of frankincense - a review. Aug 16, 2024
Add new Web site: CORE - Frankincense (乳香 Rǔ Xiāng; Boswellia Species): From the Selection of Traditional Applications to the Novel Phytotherapy for the Prevention and Treatment of Serious Diseases (PDF). Jul 05, 2024
Add new Web site: LiveScience - What is frankincense? Feb 28, 2024
Add new Web site: The New York Times - Could This Be the End of Frankincense? Jan 15, 2024
Add new Web site: WebMD - Frankincense - Uses, Side Effects, and More. Sep 29, 2023
Add new Web site: Healthline - 5 Benefits and Uses of Frankincense � and 7 Myths. Dec 23, 2022
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Frankincense: A neuronutrient to approach Parkinson’s disease treatment. Sep 30, 2022
Removed media. Aug 04, 2021
Corrected display issue. Jan 14, 2020
Add new Web site: ThoughtCo. - Frankincense. Jun 22, 2018
Updated taxonomy. Mentioned cultivation and threats to wild species. Jan 29, 2016
Added video. Nov 26, 2014
Added new Web site: LookLex Encyclopaedia - Frankincense. Dec 19, 2008
Media added. Sep 15, 2008
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Health - Frankincense. Aug 06, 2008
Added new Web site: Institute of Traditional Medicine - Myrrh and Frankincense. Dec 09, 2007
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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