"In this review, they summarized Frankincense & Myrrh for the treatment of chronic diseases in traditional medicine, focusing on modern studies of the chemical and pharmacological effects of frankincense, myrrh, and their combination. In summary, frankincense and myrrh have a wide variety of chemical constituents and a wide range of pharmacological activities.

They are anti-inflammatory and anticancer. The pharmacological properties of the combination are mostly synergistic, including synergistic anti-inflammatory activity, synergistic anticancer, synergistic analgesic, synergistic antibacterial, and synergistic blood-activating effects.

In brief, frankincense and myrrh, as two traditional natural medicines, have extensive and significant pharmacological effects, and their combination has magically synergistic effects."

Molecules. 2019 Sep; 24(17): 3076.

Published online 2019 Aug 24. doi: 10.3390/molecules24173076

PMCID: PMC6749531

PMID: 31450584