The Burseraceae is an important family of resin-producing trees and shrubs, which have yielded biologically active essential oils. Boswellia dalzielii and Canarium schweinfurthii are members of the family that are used in West African traditional medicine for a variety of ailments. The leaf essential oils of B. dalzielii have been obtained from 2 different locations in north-central Nigeria, while the leaf and stem bark essential oils of C. schweinfurthii have been obtained from 3 locations. The chemical compositions of the essential oils have been determined by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and show wide variation, especially for the leaf essential oils. The leaf essential oils of B. dalzielii and C. schweinfurthii have been screened for antibacterial and antifungal activity; C. schweinfurthii leaf essential oil showed remarkable activity against Aspergillus niger with a minimum inhibitory concentration of 78.1 μg/mL.

蔷薇科是产树脂的树木和灌木的重要家族，它们产生了具有生物活性的精油。乳香（Boswellia dalzielii）和美人鱼（Canarium schweinfurthii）是西非传统医学中用于各种疾病的家族成员。B. dalzielii的叶香精油是从尼日利亚中北部的两个不同地点获得的，而C. schweinfurthii的叶和茎皮香精油是从3个地点获得的。香精油的化学成分已通过气相色谱-质谱法测定，并且显示出很大的变化，特别是对于叶香精油。叶精油B. dalzielii和已对Schweinfurthii的抗菌和抗真菌活性进行了筛选；schweinfurthii叶精油对黑曲霉表现出显着的活性，最低抑制浓度为78.1μg/ mL。