WATER SOLUBLE BIOACTIVE FRACTION ISOLATED FROM GUM RESIN EXUDATE OF BOSWELLIA SERRATA, PROCESS FOR ISOLATION THEREOF, COMPOSITION CONTAINING SAID FRACTION AND USE THEREOF

摘要

The present invention relates to a water-soluble bioactive fraction obtained from the gum resin exudate of Boswellia serrata and to a process for the preparation thereof. The present invention also relates to a process for the isolation of a water soluble bioactive fraction containing a mixture of potassium and calcium salts of polysaccharides composed of units of arabinose, galactose and D-glucoronic acid, having marked anti-inflammatory and anti-arthritic activities from the gum resin exudate of Boswellia serrata and to the use thereof in the treatment of arthritis in the form of a pharmaceutical composition containing the bioactive fraction.