How Boswellia can help you fight cancer

Does it make common (Frankin)sense to include this in your supplement routine?

Boswellia serrata, is a well known Ayurvedic herb used traditionally to treat disorders of digestive system, respiratory ailments and bone related diseases (1)

In Naturopathic Medicine College we were taught that Boswellia inhibits the LOX pathways which cause inflammation. You can find out more about the LOX pathways in my recent post here.

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Boswellia is known to exert its health benefits through substances that it contains called Triterpenes. These are not only researched for their anti-cancer properties (of which there are many), but also for their liver protective properties. Also for their anti-diabetic, anti-obesity, anti-inflammatory properties and also for their ability to reduce fat levels in the blood, like triglycerides and cholesterol. (2)

Could Boswellia be used as a non-toxic supplement instead of statins (which deplete CoQ10, Sterols and Vitamin D3)?

When we think of supplements for cancer, usually it’s Turmeric or Omega 3 that come to mind first as an anti inflammatory, not Boswellia. But Boswellia acts solely on the LOX inflammatory pathways while the others work on both LOX and COX or the COX pathways only (read this article if you need a bit of background on this subject and remember that these inflammatory pathways have their roots in inflammatory foods, like seed oils)

Asking the right questions can help us to get the information we need from the research.

• What actions does Boswellia exert against cancer?

• Which cancers is Boswellia shown to be effective for?

• What dosage and frequency was effective in trials?

• Are there any contraindications?

What actions does Boswellia exert against cancer?

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