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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
Antidermatitic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antidiabetic 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidote (Aluminum) 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Lead) 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidysmenorrheic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiedemic 2 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Antielastase 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiencephalitic 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 199.
Antiendometriotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antienterotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiepileptic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiescherichic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiestrogenic 3 Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Antifatigue 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antifeedant 3 Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
Antifertility 1 Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Antifibromyalgic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antifibrosarcomic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiflu 3 Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
Antigastric 1 Rastitel'nye Resursy, 21: 85.