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Plant Commiphora wightii (Burseraceae)

Common Names
Guggul; Indian Bdellium-Tree
How this plant is used
Medicinal
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
(+)-SESAMIN 0 Inflorescence not available 60.0 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
10-BETA-HYDROXY-PREGN-4-EN-3-ONE 0 Gum not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
16-ALPHA-HYDROXY-PREGN-4-EN-3-ONE 0 Gum not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
20(R)-HYDROXY-PREGN-4-EN-3-ONE 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
20(S)-HYDROXY-PREGN-4-EN-3-ONE 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
20-ALPHA-HYDROXY-PREGN-4-EN-3-ONE 0 Gum not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
3-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXY-PHENYL)-PROPANOIC-ACID-DOCOSANE-1-2-3-4-TETRAOL-1-YL-ESTER 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
3-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXY-PHENYL)-PROPANOIC-ACID-EICOSANE-1-2-3-4-TETRAOL-1-YL-ESTER 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
3-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXY-PHENYL)-PROPANOIC-ACID-HENEICOSANE-1-2-3-4-TETRAOL-1-YL-ESTER 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
3-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXY-PHENYL)-PROPANOIC-ACID-HEPTADECANE-1-2-3-4-TETRAOL-1-YL-ESTER 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
3-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXY-PHENYL)-PROPANOIC-ACID-HEXADECANE-1-2-3-4-TETRAOL-1-YL-ESTER 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
3-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXY-PHENYL)-PROPANOIC-ACID-NONADECANE-1-2-3-4-TETRAOL-1-YL-ESTER 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
3-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXY-PHENYL)-PROPANOIC-ACID-OCTADECANE-1-2-3-4-TETRAOL-1-YL-ESTER 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
ALLO-CEMBROL 0 Shoot not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
ALLYL-CEMBROL 0 Shoot not available 2620.0 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
ALUMINUM 5 Inflorescence not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
AMINO-ACIDS 0 Plant not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Plant not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
CALCIUM 28 Inflorescence not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
CEMBRENE-A 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available 400.0 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
11B-HSD-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Abortifacient 1 Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor 3 Duke, 1992 *
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 5 Duke, 1992 *
Allelochemic 1 Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Allelopathic 1 Holappa, L.D., and Blum*, U. 1991. Effects of Exogenously Applied Ferulic Acid, a Potential Allelopathic Compound, on Leaf Growth, Water Utilization, and Endogenous Abscisic Acid Levels of Tomato, Cucumber, and Bean. J. of Chemical Ecology, 17(5): 865.
Allergenic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Analgesic 3 Advance in Chinese Medicinal Materials Research. 1985. Eds. H. M. Chang, H. W. Yeung, W. -W. Tso and A. Koo. World Scientific Publishing Co., Philadelphia Pa., page 69.
Androgenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Angiogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anorexic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiadenomic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Antiaflatoxin 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiaggregant 3 Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990.
Antiaging 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiakathisic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antialcoholic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiallergic 3 Duke, 1992 *