Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Materials Facet
3. Materials (hierarchy name)
4. materials (substances)
5. [materials by composition]
6. organic material
7. resin (organic material)
8. [gum resin and gum resin by product]
9. gum resin

Anotations

Scope note:

Aromatic gum resin containing a volatile oil that was valued since ancient times in worship, as a medicine, and as an incense resin. It is obtained from the Boswellia sacra trees and others. It contains resins (mostly triterpenoids), gums, volatiles oils (pinene, dipentene), and bassorin. It is usually found in the form of hard yellow grains.