The Effect of Topical and Oral Boswellia Sacra in a Patient with Pilonidal Sinus Disease

December 2023 in “ Advances in Integrative Medicine ”

Amaal al Hashmi, Cliff Harvey

Studysummary This case study suggests that using Boswellia sacra (Frankincense) both orally and topically, along with diet and lifestyle changes, may rapidly resolve pilonidal sinus disease, a condition commonly marked by high recurrence, although no prior studies have investigated this treatment for PNS.

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