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Boswellia and Ginger Extract: what the published research says

PubMed indexes 7 records that name Boswellia and Ginger Extract together, either in the title or in an interaction, co-administration, or pharmacokinetic context. Each one is listed below with its study design and, where the abstract states one, the authors’ own conclusion, quoted and linked. This page reports that literature. It does not tell you whether to combine them.

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An evidence index, not guidance.

Every statement below is attributed to a named, dated, linked source.

This page lists published research relevant to Boswellia and Ginger Extract. It deliberately does not state whether the combination is safe, whether it interacts, in which direction, at what dose, or how far apart to take them.

The research

7 studies naming Boswellia and Ginger Extract.

Strongest relevance first: papers naming both substances in the title, then human trials and systematic reviews.

The effect of frankincense (Boswellia serrata, oleoresin) and ginger (Zingiber officinale, rhizoma) on heavy menstrual bleeding: A randomized, placebo-controlled, clinical trial.

Complementary therapies in medicine · 2019 · PMID 30670277

Randomized Controlled Trial

“Ginger and frankincense seem to be effective complementary treatments for HMB. Further studies with a larger sample size and longer follow-up are warranted in this regard.”

Eshaghian et al. · Authors' conclusion

Names both Boswellia and Ginger Extract in its title.

Effect of a Boswellia and Ginger Mixture on the Memory Dysfunction of the Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Patients: A Randomized, Double-Blind Controlled Trial.

Bulletin of emergency and trauma · 2022 · PMID 36568722

“The herbal medication can have a satisfactory effect on eliminating post-mTBI memory dysfunction while having no considerable adverse effects. The effect of these components can also be sustained after a two-month timeframe. These results may assist patients to have less mental involvement.”

Yousefi et al. · Authors' conclusion

Names both Boswellia and Ginger Extract in its title.

A sport cream (Harpago-Boswellia-ginger-escin) for localized neck/shoulder pain.

Minerva medica · 2021 · PMID 32880419

Human subjects

“Finally, subjects receiving sport cream + SM reported a more remarkable decrease in skin temperature in the affected area associated to an improvement in clinical symptoms.”

Hu et al. · Authors' conclusion

Names both Boswellia and Ginger Extract in its title.

Evaluating the efficacy of mixture of Boswellia carterii, Zingiber officinale, and Achillea millefolium on severity of symptoms, anxiety, and depression in irritable bowel syndrome patients.

Journal of research in medical sciences : the official journal of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences · 2017 · PMID 29259631

“A mixture of B. Carterii, Z. officinale, and A. millefolium is effective in eliminating IBS symptoms and its related depression and anxiety and using herbal medicine in IBS treatment is suggested.”

Kazemian et al. · Authors' conclusion

Names both Boswellia and Ginger Extract in its title.

Evaluation of the efficacy of ginger, Arabic gum, and Boswellia in acute and chronic renal failure.

Renal failure · 2012 · PMID 22017619

Evaluation StudyAnimal study

“However, Boswellia showed only partial protective effect against both acute renal failure and CRF and it had no antioxidant effects. Finally, we can say that ginger and AG could be beneficial adjuvant therapy in patients with acute renal failure and CRF to prevent disease progression and delay the need for renal replacement therapy.”

Mahmoud et al. · From the abstract

Names both Boswellia and Ginger Extract in its title.

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