Study: Frankincense, Gift From 3 Wise Men, May Treat Bladder Cancer

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" Turns out frankincense, an aromatic tree oil burned as incense and

used frequently in Christian church services, may be helpful in

treating bladder cancer, a study finds. "

Interesting little article..

 

 

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,509778,00.html

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Seems like this is the original of the article, while it's in press:

 

http://www.biomedcentral.com/imedia/9378358372323491_article.pdf?random=433357

 

Cheers,

Nika

 

PS. Sorry if this is a repeat. My computer crashed when I was sending this

message and I don't know if it's gone through or disappeared into the black

hole.

 

N.

 

ATFE2 , Liz <liztams wrote:

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> " Turns out frankincense, an aromatic tree oil burned as incense and

> used frequently in Christian church services, may be helpful in

> treating bladder cancer, a study finds. "

> Interesting little article..

>

>

> http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,509778,00.html

>

[Guest guest]

Seems like this is the original of the article, while it's in press:

 

http://www.biomedcentral.com/imedia/9378358372323491_article.pdf?random=433357

 

Cheers,

Nika

 

Liz wrote:

 

> " Turns out frankincense, an aromatic tree oil burned as incense and

>used frequently in Christian church services, may be helpful in

>treating bladder cancer, a study finds. "

>Interesting little article..

>

>

>http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,509778,00.html

>

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ATFE2 , Liz <liztams wrote:

>

> " Turns out frankincense, an aromatic tree oil burned as incense and

> used frequently in Christian church services, may be helpful in

> treating bladder cancer, a study finds. "

> Interesting little article..

>

> http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,509778,00.html

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This study is important in the use of the variety of Frankincense they tested.

What variety it was is not known because the Latin term Boswellia carteria is

almost meaningless.

 

What it is not, is of the slightest relevance to aromatherapy as practiced by

most people. Like with many such studies, it only goes to confirm traditional

use of the **resin** which has long been used in the Middle East to ameliorate

certain cancers.

 

The biggest problem is the lumping together of hundreds of different wild tree

varieties under the generic term " Frankincense " . The chemical composition

between the different varieties is vast and therefore you can't possibly assume

all varieties will have the same or even similar medicinal actions.

 

This is the problem we are always faced with when a piece of scientific research

is grabbed by commercial interests and exploited for all its worth. It has

happened so many times in aromatherapy that I have lost count, particularly from

the confidence tricksters at Young Living where the oil? came from.

 

Martin Watt

http://www.aromamedical.org

http://www.aromamedical.com