Study The Effect of Frankincense as Anti-inflammatory.

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Inflammation is the reaction of the body's defense system to the introduction of a foreign agent (bacterium, bacteria, virus, foreign body), or injury to whatever in the body's tissues rheumatoid, diabetes, heart disease, and autism. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of frankincense in different concentrations on adult male albino rats on anti-inflammatory hind paw. Thirty white male albino rats were divided into 6 groups (5 rats each) weighing 220 ± 5g.The first  and second groups fed on standard dietthethird,fourth,fifthand sixth groups fed standard diet containing  5,10,15and 20% frankincense powder respectively .After 30 days rats second to sixth   groups were injected bay 0.1ml /kgformalinbw to caused hind pawedam inflammation,after 28 daysfrominjection of formalin and ingesting diet supplemented with 5,10,15 and 20%frankincense the results when Compared the  negativecontrolwith rats diet 5,10,15and 20% frankincense medicated  that supplementation    led to the improvement of  hid paw edema and blood lipids level Compared with positive control in groups .Also no significant difference in ESR and BWbetween groups fed on different  concentration of frankincense.

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