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Ethnobotanical Plant Commiphora mukul

Common Name
Chia Mu Yao; Guggulu

Activities

Uses for this plant.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Country/Region Reference
Alterative China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Antiseptic Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Apertif Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Astringent Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Bronchitis Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Caries Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Carminative Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Catarrh Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Diaphoretic Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Diuretic Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Emmenagogue Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Expectorant Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Gingivitis Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Hayfever Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Hysteria China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Inflammation Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Laryngitis Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Lochia China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Mania China Duke, 1992 *
Pharyngitis Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *