Boswellia Serrata 

 Family Name : BURSERACEAE 

Botanical Name : BOSWELLIA SERRATA 

Common Name : INDIAN OLIBANUM TREE, OLIBANUM, LUBAN, GOND 

Part Used : BARK, GUM RESIN 

Uses : The bark is sweet, cooling and tonic. It is good in vitiated conditions of Pitta, cough, asthama. It is useful in fevers, urethrorrhea, diaphoresis, convulsions,
chronic laryngitis, jaundice and arthritis. Burseraceae is a family of 17-18 genera and about 540 species of flowering plants, also known as the Torchwood family or
incense tree family. The family includes both trees and shrubs, and is native to tropical regions of Africa, Asia and the Americas. 

Some members of the family produce fragrant resins used as incense or perfume, most notably frankincense and myrrh.