What is Frankincense Used for? Learn About the Many Intersting Uses and Benefits of Frankincense

What is Frankincense?

Frankincense is the dried sap from the Boswellia tree that is a yellowish or cream color.

What Is Frankincense Used for?

Frankincense has been used as perfume, in religious ceremonies, in aromatherapy, and to treat several different medical problems.

How Is It Used?

Frankincense is an incense that is normally burned on small charcoal disks. You place pieces of frankincense on a charcoal disk then light the disk on fire; it slowly burns releasing the aroma. Sometimes other herbs are added and they are burned together.

Frankincense can also be purchased as an essential oil. The oil can be used with a diffuser, as a perfume, made into body rubs, in a vaporizer, in the bath, as a compress or any other way you would normally use an essential oil.

You can easily purchase pure frankincense on many sites found on the Internet or at some health food stores it is very affordable and can be purchused in bulk.

Health Benefits of Frankincense

Frankincense is an all natural cure. It is beneficial because of its antiseptic, astringent, anti-inflammatory and many other healing properties.

Some of the uses of frankincense incense and essential oil are:

• Purify the air.
• Reduce stress.
• Treat respiratory problems like coughing, asthma, bronchitis and colds.
• Treating depression
• Healing wounds, scars, acne and other skin problems.
• Reduces pain from arthritis.
• Helps with digestion.
• Get rid of germs.
• Softens and improves the texture of skin.
• As a sedative.
• Helps get rid of fever.
• Regulate menstruation or menopause issues.
• As a diuretic.

Research is now being done to see how frankincense can be used in the treatment of cancer.

Precautions & Risks

Frankincense essential oil should not be used alone on your skin. It always should be mixed with a carrier oil.

Do not use during pregnancy.

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