Didn't find it being mentioned on this thread, but apparently Boswellia also works against strains of Candida albicans resistant to fluconazole.
It's mentioned in the following article. And here is the cached page of the research by Isfahan University of Medical Sciences and Healthcare because the site was down.
It is also great for the skin and helps with skin inflammations such as contact dermatitis.
It's mentioned in the following article. And here is the cached page of the research by Isfahan University of Medical Sciences and Healthcare because the site was down.
Methods
Considering the side-effects of antifungal chemical drugs and their high cost, we used the essential oil of Boswellia serrata against the isolates of Candida which are sensitive and resistant to fluconazole. Of 50 samples used in this study, twenty-five were sensitive and twenty-five were resistant to the fluconazole. Different concentrations of Boswellia serrata essential oil were prepared in microplates. One-thousand Candida albicans yeast cells were added to each well and after 24 hours of incubation, the number of Candida cells in each well was counted.
Results
In the group of sensitive isolates, 3, 7, 7, and 8 did not grow up to dilutions of 1/32nd, 1/64 th, 1/128th, and 1/256 th, respectively. In group of resistant isolates, 1, 6, 8, and 10 isolates did not grow up to dilutions of 1/32nd, 1/64th,, 1/128th, and 1/256th., respectively.
Conclusions
The essential oil of Boswellia serrata displayed an inhibiting effect on all Candida albicans isolates in-vitro; hence we recommend the investigation of its antifungal properties in vivo.
It is also great for the skin and helps with skin inflammations such as contact dermatitis.