Boswellia

PLT targets restorative sleep with botanical blend for aches and pains

26-Feb-2024 By Asia Sherman

Ingredient supplier PLT Health Solutions has entered the sleep category with its new Serezin-branded botanical formula, designed to provide fast-acting pain relief for more restful nights and upbeat days.

LEO-HB bioavailability-boosting tech expands options for challenging ingredients

19-Dec-2023 By Stephen Daniells

Working with some ingredients is difficult because of their low dispersion or low bioavailability, but the LEO-HB technology can boost both and expand opportunities for formulators in the food, beverage, and supplements space.

BAPP lab guide lays out methods to identify many possible boswellia constituents

10-Aug-2022 By Hank Schultz

A new BAPP lab guidance document is aimed at helping to distinguish the many constituents that might be found in boswellia extracts on the market.

PLT says third-party audit verifies sustainability of its Boswellia sources

28-Feb-2022 By Hank Schultz

A third-party audit commissioned by PLT Health Solutions has verified the sustainability of the company’s Boswellia serrata sources within India, the company claims. The popularity of the botanical combined with its slow growth has raised supply concerns...

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Sabinsa gets non GMO seal on 11 ingredients

29-Jul-2020 By Hank Schultz

Sabinsa has announced Non GMO Projected verified status on a number of its branded ingredients.

PLT says new boswellia ingredient solves flavor, solubility issues while expanding benefits to muscle recovery

26-Jun-2020 By Hank Schultz

PLT Health in concert with an Indian partner has launched a new boswellia ingredient whose flavor profile and solubility characteristics are claimed to open new doors for this longstanding botanical.

Verdure tackles sustainability measures to secure Boswellia supply

25-Sep-2019 By Danielle Masterson

In a move toward incorporating sustainability practices into everyday life, Verdure Sciences is rolling out an initiative with their longtime supplier in India.

Demand for Indian frankincense threatens health of slow growing raw material, authors say

04-Sep-2018 By Hank Schultz

A recent study cast doubt on the future health of the raw material for Indian frankincense, an increasingly popular botanical.

Boswellia oleogum resin prone to adulteration, new bulletin outlines

11-Jul-2018 By Adi Menayang

The botanical Boswellia has been used for its anti-inflammatory properties for millennia, but it’s not uncommon to find some products today labeled as Boswellia to skimp on the amount of the botanical or to substitute in a less-researched form.