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Plant Commiphora myrrha (Burseraceae)

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Common name(s)
African Myrrh, Herabol Myrrh, Mirra (Sp. It.), Myrrh, Myrrhe (Fr., Ger.), Somali Myrrh
How used
GRAS

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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
0 2-METHOXY-FURANODIENE Essential Oil -- -- -- Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
0 2-METHOXY-FURANOGUAIA-9-ENE Resin, Exudate, Sap -- -- -- Gruenwald, J. et al. 1998. PDR for Herbal Medicine. 1st ed. Medical Economics Co., Montvale, NJ. 1244 pp. (abbreviated as PHR or Physicians Herbal Reference in my mind)
0 3-EPI-ALPHA-AMYRIN Resin, Exudate, Sap -- -- -- Gruenwald, J. et al. 1998. PDR for Herbal Medicine. 1st ed. Medical Economics Co., Montvale, NJ. 1244 pp. (abbreviated as PHR or Physicians Herbal Reference in my mind)
0 3-EPI-ALPHA-AMYRIN Plant -- -- -- *
0 4-O-METHYL-GLUCURONIC-ACID Resin, Exudate, Sap -- -- -- Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
0 4-O-METHYL-GLUCURONIC-ACID Plant -- -- -- List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
0 5-ACETOXY-2-METHOXY-4,5-DIENONE Resin, Exudate, Sap -- -- -- Gruenwald, J. et al. 1998. PDR for Herbal Medicine. 1st ed. Medical Economics Co., Montvale, NJ. 1244 pp. (abbreviated as PHR or Physicians Herbal Reference in my mind)
16 ACETIC-ACID Resin, Exudate, Sap -- -- -- *
0 ALPHA-AMYRENONE Resin, Exudate, Sap -- -- -- Gruenwald, J. et al. 1998. PDR for Herbal Medicine. 1st ed. Medical Economics Co., Montvale, NJ. 1244 pp. (abbreviated as PHR or Physicians Herbal Reference in my mind)
0 ALPHA-AMYRONE Resin, Exudate, Sap -- -- -- Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
0 ALPHA-BISABOLENE Resin, Exudate, Sap -- -- -- Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
0 ALPHA-COMMIPHORIC-ACID Resin, Exudate, Sap -- -- -- Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
0 ALPHA-COMMIPHORIC-ACID Essential Oil -- -- -- List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
0 ALPHA-COPAENE Resin, Exudate, Sap -- -- -- Gruenwald, J. et al. 1998. PDR for Herbal Medicine. 1st ed. Medical Economics Co., Montvale, NJ. 1244 pp. (abbreviated as PHR or Physicians Herbal Reference in my mind)
0 ALPHA-HEERABOMYRRHOL Resin, Exudate, Sap -- -- -- Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
0 ALPHA-HEERABOMYRRHOL Essential Oil -- -- -- List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
0 ALPHA-HEERABOMYRRHOLIC-ACID Essential Oil -- -- -- List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
28 ALPHA-PINENE Resin, Exudate, Sap -- -- -- Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952.
0 ARABINOSE Plant -- -- -- List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
0 ARABINOSE Resin, Exudate, Sap -- -- -- Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.