Frankincense essential oil prepared from hydrodistillation of <it>Boswellia sacra</it> gum resins induces human pancreatic cancer cell death in cultures and in a xenograft murine model

Frankincense essential oil prepared from hydrodistillation of <it>Boswellia sacra</it> gum resins induces human pancreatic cancer cell death in cultures and in a xenograft murine model

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Regardless of the availability of therapeutic options, the overall 5-year survival for patients diagnosed with pancreatic cancer remains less than 5%. Gum resins from <it>Boswellia</it> species, also known as frankincense...

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Main Authors: Ni Xiao, Suhail Mahmoud M, Yang Qing, Cao Amy, Fung Kar-Ming, Postier Russell G, Woolley Cole, Young Gary, Zhang Jingzhe, Lin Hsueh-Kung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-12-01
Series:BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Subjects:
Apoptosis
<it>Boswellia sacra</it>, Boswellic acid
Essential oil
Frankincense
Hydrodistillation
Pancreatic cancer
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6882/12/253

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