PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of aroma hand massage on pain, state anxiety and depression in hospice patients with terminal cancer. METHODS This study was a nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design. The subjects were 58 hospice patients with terminal cancer who were hospitalized. Twenty eight hospice patients with terminal cancer were assigned to the ...

BACKGROUND AND THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY Extract of Boswellia Serrata species has been used in the Indian traditional medicine in the treatment of various inflammatory diseases. The present study was designed to evaluate anti-inflammatory effects of Frankincense in the treatment of gingivitis, which is a periodontal tissue inflammatory disease. METHODS This double blind randomized placebo cont...

background: cognitive  impairment  is one of the  most crucial disorders  among  multiple  sclerosis (ms) patients. since  ms  is  an inflammatory disease   and   boswellia papyrifera has anti-inflammatory effects, the influence of b. papyrifera  on  cognitive  impairment   in  ms patients   has been investigated  in the present study. methods: in this clinical trial, 80 ms patients  who referr...

Movoflex® Soft Chew (Virbac, USA) is a nutritional supplement to support dogs’ mobility. It contains unique combination of five ingredients: eggshell membrane, hyaluronic acid (HA) high molecular weight, Boswellia serrata extract, astaxanthin, and vitamin D3. Krill oil low weight HA are now added the supplement. The tolerance this advanced formula was first evaluated in dogs. aspect, palatabili...

Complementary and alternative medicine includes a wide range of practices and therapies outside the realms of conventional western medicine. Despite a lack of scientific data in the form of controlled trials for either efficacy or safety of complementary and alternative medicine, use by patients with inflammatory bowel disease, particularly of herbal therapies, is widespread and increasing. The...

Frankincense (Boswellia serrata, B. carterii) is used as traditional remedy to treat inflammatory diseases. The molecular effects of the active ingredients, the boswellic acids, on the immune system have previously been studied and verified in several clinical studies. Boswellic acids also inhibit cancer cell growth in vitro and in vivo. The molecular basis of the cytotoxicity of boswellic acid...

objective(s) learning is defined as the acquisition of information and skills, while subsequent retention of that information is called memory. the objective of the present study was to investigate the effect of aqueous extract of boswellia papyrifera on learning and memory paradigms in mice and rats. materials and methods this study was held at the department of pharmacology, faculty of pharma...

the objective of the present study was to determine the antilipidperoxidation and in vitro α-amylase and lipase inhibitory activity of the boswellia ovalifoliolata bal henry (bob) extract. the polyphenolic compounds, flavonoids, and tannins content of the extracts were estimated by spectrophotometry. antioxidant activity on goat liver lipid peroxidation and linoleic acid was determined.moreover...