May 04, 2020 commiphora wightii, or the mukul myrrh tree, is one of the genus most frequently grown species. It is found in arid, rocky tracts of rajasthan and. The species in this genus have numerous uses, including medicinal purposes and in perfume manufacturing. Abstract d sreekanth commiphora wightii is an arid region plant, highly. Guggulu is an oleogum resin which exudes out as a result of injury from the bark of commiphora wightii arnott bhandari syn. Jan 14, 2015 shuddha guggulu is a purified guggul used in various ayurvedic formulations. Guggul is believed to be relatively safe if used in moderation. Intraspecific variation in commiphora wightii populations. Plant details information about commiphora wightii plant. Commiphora wightii, you are buying one plant same size and shape of the one in first and second pictures 4to 6 inches tall, grow from seed, all other pictures are for reference from my mother plants commiphora wightii is a valuable plant for colletors and gardeners around the world for its appearance and easy to grow, they grow a nice peppery bark trunk and is easy to keep in containers. Formation of an intercellular space amongst a group of densely stained procambial cells signals the.
Disappearance of commiphora wightii synonymcommiphora mukul over larger areas due to crude and destructive tapping for obtaining more and more oleogum resin in the indian arid zone has attracted the attention of researchers and planners alike. Asexual morphological differences in male and female plants. Field examination showed a predominantly large number of isolated and groups of female individuals. Asexual morphological differences in male and female. It has been used in the ayurveda since time immemorial for the treatment of variety of disorders such as inflammation. The genus contains approximately 190 species of shrubs and trees, which are distributed throughout the sub tropical regions of africa, the western indian ocean islands, the arabian peninsula, india, and vietnam. Commiphora mukul has been used for centuries in ayurveda to treat a variety of ailments. Medicinal use of endangered plant commiphora wightii. Both the tree species are economically and medicinally important however, least genomic understanding is available for this genus.
It belongs to burseraceae family that contain both trees and shrubs. Pdf phytochemical investigation, antibacterial activity and. Information about the openaccess article pharmacology and phytochemistry of oleogum resin of commiphora wightii guggulu in doaj. Problems, progress and future prospects of improvement of. The plant is commonly known as guggul tree and is found in arid areas of india, bangladesh, and pakistan. Variation in e and zguggulsterones of commiphora wightii v.
Research article scar marker for identification and. Pdf commiphora wightii plant commonly also name is guggul. Usda, ars, germplasm resources information network. Quinic acid was found as the major metabolite for the first time in c.
Process for the isolation of z and e gugulsterones from aerial branches of commiphora wightii guggul download pdf info publication number us6086889a. Indroda park, basan about commiphora wightii plant. Balm of gilead, or balm of mecca, is the myrrhlike resin from commiphora gileadensis of the arabian peninsula. Insitu conservation of commiphora wightii a redlisted.
Vinayaraj creative commons attributionshare alike 3. Consequently, placing it in data deficient category of international union for conservation of nature requires detailed information on its. Scar marker for identification and discrimination of. Burseraceae is an economically and pharmacologically important slow growing, dioecious, balsamiferous woody, multipurpose shrub heading towards extinction.
Therefore, it is necessary to develop some molecular marker for the identification. Field examination showed a predominantly large number of isolated and groups of female. First complete chloroplast genomics and comparative. Commiphora wightii arnott bhandari is an arid region plant, highly valued for its medicinally important guggul gumresin as a source of. Analysis of nucleotide sequences of the internal transcribed spacer of rdnas revealed low genetic diversity. Metabolic profiling of commiphora wightii guggul reveals. This has revealed that genus commiphora has worldwide distribution in tropicalsubtropical climates and its other species besides c. Uses, side effects, interactions, dosage, and warning. Studies were carried out on growth characteristics, stem branching pattern and leaf morphology to reveal the significant differences in male and female plants and development of reliable morphological markers to identify gender even in nonflowering phase. Frontiers googling the guggul commiphora and boswellia.
Commiphora wightii is known with a name, guggulu or indian bdellium. Pdf journal of medicinal plants research commiphora wightii. Journal of medicinal plants research commiphora wightii. Commercially important commiphora species are droughttolerant plants and they are leafless for most of the year. Commiphora wightii, with common names indian bdelliumtree, gugal, guggul, gugul, or mukul myrrh tree, is a flowering plant in the family burseraceae, which produces a fragrant resin called gugal, guggul or gugul, that is used in incense and vedic medicine or ayurveda. The antihyperlipidemic activity of resinoids of guggul commiphora mukulcommiphora wightii, belonging to family burseraceae genus. Many species of commiphora yield valuable resins, balsams, and gums. The resinoids of these exudates were prepared in ethyl acetate and ethyl alcohol. Aromatic exudations from species of commiphora trees and shrubs of the incense tree family burseraceae may also be referred to as balms. Aug 10, 2018 perkeni diabetes mellitus download as pdf file.
Commiphora wightii arnott is one of the important traditional and endangered medicinal plants of semi arid region of india 1. Variation in e and zguggulsterones of commiphora wightii core. Gum of guggul used in incense, lacquers, varnishes, and ointments, as a. Apomixis and polyembryony in the guggul plant, commiphora wightii. Commiphora wightii is an endangered, endemic species found in the thar desert of rajasthan, india and adjoining areas of pakistan. The nmr and gcms based nontargeted metabolite profiling identified 118 chemically diverse metabolites including amino acids, fatty acids, organic acids, phenolic acids, pregnanederivatives, steroids, sterols, sugars, sugar alcohol, terpenoids, and. Variation in e and zguggulsterones of commiphora wightii. Pdf disappearance of commiphora wightii synonymcommiphora mukul over larger areas due to crude and. Development of biotechnology for commiphora wightii. Download fulltext pdf download fulltext pdf intraspecific variation in commiphora wightii populations based on internal transcribed spacer its15. Us6436991b1 us09860,778 us86077801a us6436991b1 us 6436991 b1 us6436991 b1 us 6436991b1 us 86077801 a us86077801 a us 86077801a us 6436991 b1 us6436991 b1 us 6436991b1 authority us united states prior art keywords disease compound fraction gum method prior art date 20000519 legal status the legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion.
Development of gumresin ducts, sites of resin synthesis in the epithelial cells and elimination of resin from the protoplast have been studied in the stem of commiphora wightii. Shukla 1,3 centre of excellence in biotechnology, m. Female plants have spreading growth and weeping canopy whereas male plants have erected growth and divergent canopy. Guggul is made from the sap gum resin of the commiphora mukul tree, which is native to india. The gum derived from commiphora wightii also kwon as mukul myrrh tree or commiphora mukul is processed in herbal decoction for its purification and removing impurities. Media in category commiphora wightiithe following 21 files are in this category, out of 21 total. Conservation of commiphora wightii, an endangered medicinal. Commiphora wightii arnott bhandari burseraceae is a slow growing, highly branched, shrubby endangered plant that grows wild in the arid and semiarid regions of india, pakistan and tropical regions of africa. Commiphora wightii is sought for its gummy resin, which is harvested from the plants bark through the process of tapping.
Whether this oleogum resin has same medicinal properties, as that from c. Its species are made up of trees and shrubs that can be seen growing in regions of east india, arabia, and africa. Inhibition of lpsinduced no production by the oleogum resin of commiphora wightii and its constituents. The populations of this plant are rapidly dwindling due to overexploitation for their medicinally important resin. Sep 27, 2019 commiphora mukul guggul for gingivitis. Media in category commiphora this category contains only the following file. Skin rash and pruritus itching unrelated to allergy have. Development and structure of primary secretory ducts in the. This tree has been used in ayurvedic medicine for centuries, and ayurvedic texts dating back to 600 bc recommend it for treating atherosclerosis today guggul gum resin is used for arthritis, lowering high cholesterol, hardening of the arteries atherosclerosis, acne and other skin diseases. Commonly known as guggul due to the presence of steroidal compound guggulsterone in the oleogum resin, it has been used in treating various ailments and disorders since. Development and structure of primary secretory ducts in. In india it is found in arid, rocky tracts of rajasthan and gujarat. Intended for that, in the present study, speciesspecific, sequencecharacterized amplified regions scar markers were developed for proficient and precise identification of closely related species.
Commiphora, collected from different parts of india gujarat, madhya pradesh and rajasthan, was studied on cholesterolrich high fat dietinduced model of hyperlipidemia in rats. Introduction guggulu consists of oleogum resin obtained as an exudate from the tapping of stem and branches of commiphora wightii arnott bhandari syn. It has been used in the ayurveda since time immemorial for the treatment of variety of disorders such as inflammation, gout, rheumatism, obesity, and disorders of. Pareek b a school of life sciences, jaipur national university, jagatpura, jaipur302025, rajasthan, india b department of botany, university of rajasthan, jaipur302004, rajasthan, india received 17 june 2008. Insitu conservation of commiphora wightii a redlisted medicinal.
It is muchbranched perennial shrubsmall mediumsized tree, reaching to a height of 34 m 4. Formation of an intercellular space amongst a group of densely stained procambial cells signals the initiation of a duct. Browse pictures and read growth cultivation information about commiphora species commiphora wightii supplied by member gardeners in the plantfiles database at daves garden. Comparative study of hypolipidemic profile of resinoids of. Aim of the study was to undertake comprehensive metabolic profiling of plant parts of commiphora wightii during two contrasting seasons i. Composition and method containing products extracted from commiphora sp. Commiphora is a genus of flowering plants under the burseraceae, or torchwood, family. Leaves, young stems and gumresin extracts from summer and winter. Commiphora wightii burseraceae is a most important medicinal plant in ayurveda. Pharmacology and phytochemistry of oleogum resin of. Research article scar marker for identification and discrimination of commiphora wightii and c. The species commiphora abyssinica is the source of the aromatic resin myrrh.
Us6436991b1 composition and method containing products. Balm of gilead, or balm of mecca, is the myrrhlike resin from commiphora gileadensis of the. Media in category commiphora wightii the following 21 files are in this category, out of 21 total. Commiphora wightii in the germplasm resources information network grin, u.
Shuddha guggulu is a purified guggul used in various ayurvedic formulations. Pharma science mon ito r 91, janmar 20 18, 4834 89. Shuddha guggulu purified guggulu, its uses, benefits. Hplc chromatograms of oleogum resin of commiphora wightii collected from a mangliawas, ajmer 26. There are more than 180 known species of commiphora recorded. The present report is a part of our study on the reproductive biology of a traditional indian medicinal plant, commiphora wightii, a source of guggul steroids. Metabolite profiling of commiphora wightii guggul with. The guggul plant may be found from northern africa to central asia, but is most common in northern india. Correlation between rainfall level cmyear and the guggulsterone contents in oleogum resin of commiphora wightii.
The genus of the myrrhs, commiphora, is the most speciesrich genus of flowering plants in the frankincense and myrrh family, burseraceae. Leaves, young stems and gumresin extracts from summer and winter seasons were analyzed using gcms. Disappearance of commiphora wightii synonymcommiphora mukul over larger areas due to crude. Balsamodendron wightii arn balsamodendrum mukul hook. Gum guggul commiphora mukulthe success story of an ancient insight leading to a modern discovery. Common side effects include headache, nausea, diarrhea, bloating, hiccups, and vomiting. Intended for that, in the present study, speciesspecific, sequencecharacterized amplified regions scar markers were developed for proficient and precise identification of closely related. Pdf medicinal use of endangered plant commiphora wightii. Commiphora wightii has become an endangered species due to its overexploitation for its gumresin. A crystalline material was isolated from the saponified gum resin which was characterized as a mixture of octadecan1,2,3,4tetrol 45 figure 18nonadecan1,2,3,4tetrol 46 figure 18and eicosan1,2,3,4tetrol 47 figure 18 with minor amount of other components, possibly lower c and c and higher c mjkul c.
Herein, we report the complete chloroplast genome sequences of c. Guggul of commiphora mukulcommiphora wightii possess lipid lowering effect15. Bhandari family burseraceae is well known by its vernacular names guggal hindi, guggul english, guggulu sanskrit, etc. A taxonomic genus within the family burseraceae many subtropical arid zone species, including the myrrhs. Oct 26, 2015 guggulu consists of oleogum resin obtained as an exudate from the tapping of stem and branches of commiphora wightii arnott bhandari syn. Commiphora wightii resin has a potential role in reducing dhea induced pcos by reducing the morphological abnormalities of the ovarian follicles and normal hormone levels in adult rats. The pdf is free to circulate or add to other websites. Apomixis and polyembryony in the guggul plant, commiphora. Other commiphora yield aromatic resins known as bdelliums. Metabolic profiling of commiphora wightii guggul reveals a. Balsamodendron pubescens stocks commiphora stocksiana engl. This is a kind of small tree, grows up to 6 m with spiral, brown colored ascending branches ending in sharp scented spines. These trees are mostly cultivated for their sap, which is used as an ingredient for incense and herbal remedies for treating high cholesterol, liver problems, and excessive bleeding. Department of agriculture agricultural research service.
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