Commiphora wightii (Arn.) Bhandari
MS119 : Commiphora wightii (Arn.) Bhandari
| Plant Category | : | Shrubs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | |
| Synonym | : | Balsamea mukul Baill.; Balsamodendron mukul Hook. ex Stocks; Balsamodendron wightii Arn.; Balsamodendrum roxburghii Stocks; Commiphora mukul (Hook.) Engl.; Commiphora roxburghii Engl.; |
| Plant Common Name | : | |
| Plant Family | : | BURSERACEAE |
| Description | : | much-branched, spiny, deciduous shrub growing up to 6 metres tall. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | The resin is alterative, anti-septic, antispasmodic, aphrodisiac, astringent, carminative, demulcent, emmenagogue, expectorant and stomachic. It is used in the treatment of muscular rheumatism. The gum resin has been used extensively by Ayurvedic physicians for centuries to treat a wide variety of disorders. It is a natural health product, used primarily to reduce elevated blood cholesterol levels. |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: Allylcembrol; Guggulsterol I; Guggulsterol II; Guggulsterol III; mukulol; Cembrene; Cembrene A; ellagic acid; glutamic acid; ferulic acid; quercetin; palmitic acid; ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (4): Quercetin; Palmitic acid; Ellagic acid; Ferulic acid; |
| Plant's Current Status | : | Critically Endangered |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Prabha Y. Bhogaonkar and Pankaj A. Dhole; "Checklist of Flora of Melghat"; Chief Conservator of Forest & Field Director, Melghat Tiger Project, Camp, Amravati (2018 - 2019); Book |
| Reference | : | ~ Prabha Y. Bhogaonkar and Pankaj A. Dhole; "Checklist of Flora of Melghat"; Chief Conservator of Forest & Field Director, Melghat Tiger Project, Camp, Amravati
(2018 - 2019); Book PMID : ~ Omesh Bajpai, Jitendra Pandey and Lal Babu Chaudhary; "Ethnomedicinal Uses of Tree Species by Tharu Tribes in the Himalayan Terai Region of India"; Research Journal of Medicinal Plant (2016); 10(1): 19-41 PMID : |
| Kingdom | : Plantae - Plants |
|---|---|
| Phylum | : Tracheophyta |
| Subkingdom | : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants |
| Superdivision | : Spermatophyta - Seed plants |
| Division | : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class | : Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
| Subclass | : Rosids |
| Order | : Sapindales |
| Family | : Burseraceae |
| Genus | : Commiphora |
| Species | : Commiphora wightii (Arn.) Bhandari |