• CAS mumber

    8016-36-2
  • Botanical

    Boswellia carterii Birdwood, fam. Burseraceae

Chiavari, G., Galletti, G.C., Piccaglia, R., and Mohamud, M.A.,, Differentiation between Resins Boswellia carterii ansd Boswellia frereana (Frankincense) of Somali Origin (partial composition of methanolic extract, J. Essent. Oil Res., Vol. 3, 185-186 (May/June 1991)

Compound CAS DB5 Carbowax Proportion
alpha-Thujene 3917-48-4 935.43 1027.57 19.23%
Sabinene 3387-41-5 975.71 1124.43 9.44%
Limonene 138-86-3 1032.0 1196.29 7.82%
alpha-Pinene 80-56-8 940.0 1020.71 7.16%
alpha-Muurolene 31983-22-9 1501.14 1711.14 6.68%
beta-Caryophyllene 87-44-5 1427.14 1595.57 4.91%
para-Cymene 99-87-6 1025.71 1269.29 3.53%
Caryophyllene oxide 1139-30-6 1594.86 1976.57 3.29%
beta-Bourbonene 5208-59-3 1391.0 1536.71 1.0%
alpha-Phellandrene 99-83-2 1006.43 1168.43 0.56%
Total 63.62%