Boswellia genus plants belong to the Burseraceae family and are famous to produce incense (olibanum), a gummi-resin obtained by drying the exudate from the trunk of these trees in the sun. The use of olibanum dates to ancient times: local people have always used it for its aromatic and healing properties, mainly in cosmetics, religious rituals, cultural ceremonies and natural medicine. There are several species, but the most renowned for incense production are Boswellia. sacra Flueck (syn.B. carteri Birdw), typical of the Horn of Africa, and Boswellia serrata Roxb from India.